(2011-08-23), "Statement on Taxes", YouTube retrieved: 2012-02-24
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Ultimately, taxes are being paid for by your and my freedom because we have to spend more time to make the money to pay for those taxes. The current reality is that with a deficit that is going to double in the next eight years is that taxes, currently, as it stands right now, taxes are going up, unless there becomes a real movement to understand that we should be reducing taxes and not allowing taxes to increase.
— Gary Johnson
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ultimately, taxes are being paid for by your and my freedom because we have to spend more time to make the money to pay for those taxes. The current reality is that with a deficit that is going to double in the next eight years is that taxes, currently, as it stands right now, taxes are going up, unless there becomes a real movement to understand that we should be reducing taxes and not allowing taxes to increase." in the context of "(2011-08-23), "Statement on Taxes", YouTube retrieved: 2012-02-24" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Gary Johnson" (Quotes, 2011)
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About Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American entrepreneur and the 29th Governor of New Mexico. Gary Johnson was the Libertarian nominee for President of the United States in 2012 and 2016.
About Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American entrepreneur and the 29th Governor of New Mexico. Gary Johnson was the Libertarian nominee for President of the United States in 2012 and 2016.
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