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Lindsey Graham: “I obviously was mistaken. I did not realize the people at the higher income brackets did not also get the benefit of the…”

On the recordMay 17, 2001
I obviously was mistaken. I did not realize the people at the higher income brackets did not also get the benefit of the $600 reduction which comes by inserting the 10-percent bracket at the commencement of the tax table.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Addressing a misunderstanding regarding tax reductions during a discussion on tax policy.

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