Lyndon Johnson: “I am today asking the Congress to correct a tax inequity that exists…”

On the recordAugust 17, 1966

I am today asking the Congress to correct a tax inequity that exists among our fighting men in Viet Nam.

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Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker on Combat Pay Tax Exemption for Officers.

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Lyndon Johnson: “I am today asking the Congress to correct a tax inequity that exists among our fighting men in Viet Nam.”