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Bill Taft: “A great saving might be made, amounting to much more than half of the loss, by imposing upon magazines and periodicals a…”

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A great saving might be made, amounting to much more than half of the loss, by imposing upon magazines and periodicals a higher rate of postage.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft suggests that increasing postage rates on magazines and periodicals could significantly reduce postal deficits.

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