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The big winners under the american fiscal system are the rich, who pay some of the lowest taxes anywhere in the world; the old, who are the main beneficiaries of the american social service state; farmers, rural people. these are republican constituencies.
-David Frum
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The Big Winners Under The American Fiscal

David Frum
The big winners under the american fiscal system are the rich, who pay some of the lowest taxes anywhere in the world; the old, who are the main beneficiaries of the american social service state; farmers, rural people. these are republican constituencies.
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