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Calvin Coolidge: The immediate fruit of economy and the retirement of the public debt is tax reduction.

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The immediate fruit of economy and the retirement of the public debt is tax reduction.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge links fiscal responsibility and debt reduction to the potential for tax cuts.

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