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Orrin Hatch: “One of the tenets of the income tax has always been that it is paid by those who can afford it.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
One of the tenets of the income tax has always been that it is paid by those who can afford it.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch discusses fairness in tax reform based on ability to pay.

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