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Louie Gohmert: There was a great aunt, predeceased by her husband. They had 2,500 acres in south Texas. It had been built up over a…

On the recordDecember 15, 2010
There was a great aunt, predeceased by her husband. They had 2,500 acres in south Texas. It had been built up over a number of generations, over 100 years. They have done exactly what you are talking about. They worked. And, by the sweat of their brow and all the sweat equity, scraping together money, they kept accumulating land and would pass that on. Well, along comes a greedy Congress that decides: When you are dead, we are going to do as our friend Ted Poe has talked about happened in a case tried in his court where a guy died in an accident, and a thief came in and stole his wallet out of his pocket while he was dead. Well, that guy went to prison for a long time because he was caught. Well, the government is doing that.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Dec 15, 2010

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Gohmert discusses the impact of government policies on inherited land and wealth.

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