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Mike Rogers: “They're trying to increase estate tax next year.”

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

Mike Rogers roundtable with Michigan farmers in Hudsonville

Published September 24, 2024 | Video Starts at 56:00

I know. I talked to somebody here. I won't embarrass him. Who wants his grandson to inherit his farm. 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. (56:00–56:06)

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