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Michael Burgess: “If 10 percent is good enough for God, it ought to be good enough for the IRS.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2016
If 10 percent is good enough for God, it ought to be good enough for the IRS.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Burgess compares tax rates to biblical tithing during a discussion on tax reform.

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