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Mike Rogers: “The last four years, there's been $1.6 trillion of new…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Mike Rogers roundtable with Michigan farmers in Hudsonville

Published | Video Starts at 56:11

And if you look at the current trajectory, with the way they're trying to increase estate tax next year, well, some people want to increase estate tax, the additional tax in a whole slew of regulation. The last four years, there's been $1.6 trillion of new regulation in the economy. Now, if anybody, I don't know anybody who thinks this is a good idea, even the people who are suffering under it, who thought maybe it was once a good idea, doesn't think this is a good idea. (56:11–56:18)

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