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On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
Isn't it generally likely that if we use the Tax Code to distort economic activity on balance we are going to have less economic growth than we would have if we allowed the marketplace to allocate capital instead of political people?
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey argues that political decisions distort economic growth compared to market allocation.

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