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Calvin Coolidge: The fallacy of the claim that the costs of government are borne by the rich and those who make a direct contribution to…

On the recordDecember 2, 1924
The fallacy of the claim that the costs of government are borne by the rich and those who make a direct contribution to the National Treasury cannot be too often exposed.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Second Annual Message

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