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On the recordSeptember 25, 1989
Reducing the capital gains tax means Americans who have capital gains at some time in their lives -- about half of our population -- will be able to keep more of their savings to invest for the future.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Letter to the Members of the House of Representatives on Proposed Capital Gains Tax Legislation

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