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Phil Scott: “When I start hearing about possibly a 15, 16, 17% payroll…”

Featuring: Phil Scott, Republican | Governor of Vermont

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Gubernatorial Interview Phil Scott July 2016

Published | Video Starts at 06:57

So when, when I'm, as a business owner, as somebody that develops and grows my business, When I start hearing about possibly a 15, 16, 17% payroll tax, I'm not sure what that's going to mean to me. And what I do at that point is I sit on my hands, I don't do anything, I hunker down because I'm not sure with all the unpredictability, uncertainty and … (06:57–07:07)

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Asserts concern about potential 15-17% payroll tax impact on businesses.

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