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Richard K. Armey: “Millions of Americans are innocent victims of what I call the Health Penalty Tax. They're actually punished for trying…”

On the recordJune 25, 1999
Millions of Americans are innocent victims of what I call the Health Penalty Tax. They're actually punished for trying to buy their insurance on their own, outside the workplace.
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Richard K. Armey
Texas
Source
congress.gov
Jun 25, 1999

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Discussion on the negative impact of the tax code on health insurance.

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