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Rob Bishop: “So what the gentleman is telling me is that if Congress does nothing, there will automatically be a marriage penalty…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2010
So what the gentleman is telling me is that if Congress does nothing, there will automatically be a marriage penalty increase. Child deductions will go down. There will be another death tax increase. There will be a capital gains tax increase; a dividend tax increase. Unless we do something proactive, it will automatically happen.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah
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Jul 21, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the potential tax increases if Congress does not take action.

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