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Austin Theriault: “We've seen record amounts of taxes come in.”

Featuring: Austin Theriault, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Maine, District 2

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The 207 Interview: Republican congressional candidate Austin Theriault

Published | Video Starts at 03:31

Would tax cuts pay for themselves, or would tax cuts aggravate the deficit and make what is a monumental problem even worse? Well, I happen to believe that we have a spending problem, not necessarily an income problem. We've seen record amounts of taxes come in. I mean, if you look at what the government's spending, we're spending money on things that I don't necessarily agree with. We've got an open border. (03:31–03:36)

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Asserts that the government has received record tax revenues.

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