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Tim Scott: “If you owe it, you have to pay it.”

On the recordDecember 10, 2018
If you owe it, you have to pay it.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Reiterates the obligation of individuals to pay their taxes.

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