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Mike Lee: “There is an old saying in politics that goes something like this: Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax the guy behind the…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2018
There is an old saying in politics that goes something like this: Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax the guy behind the tree.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Lee references a political saying about tax burdens.

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