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Peter Welch: “Costs may not be involuntarily allocated to entities that do not receive benefits.”

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
Costs may not be involuntarily allocated to entities that do not receive benefits.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Welch emphasizes that costs should only be borne by those who benefit from them.

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