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On the recordMay 23, 2002
I think it is a very safe bet that in the absence of that tax cut, the revenue that theoretically would have been collected, although that is theory, but that revenue would in all likelihood have been spent on any variety of government programs that those folks would like to spend more money on.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the implications of a tax cut on government revenue and spending.

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