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Paul Ryan: The question is, who is first in line, the taxpayer or the government? We believe that the taxpayer ought to be first in…

On the recordMay 8, 2007
The question is, who is first in line, the taxpayer or the government? We believe that the taxpayer ought to be first in line by keeping more of their hard-earned money, not the government. The State of New Jersey, which is a high tax-paying State, on average under these tax increases will pay an average of $3,780 more under Democrat-passed budget per taxpayer in the State of New Jersey.
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Discussing tax policy and its impact on taxpayers during a House floor debate.

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