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George H.W. Bush: “Federal income tax rates are lower, flatter, and fairer than they were a decade ago, but they still seem to reward debt…”

On the recordNovember 12, 1991
Federal income tax rates are lower, flatter, and fairer than they were a decade ago, but they still seem to reward debt and punish saving and investment.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to the Future Farmers of America in Kansas City, Missouri

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