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Tax The Taxers

Commentator Merrill Matthews has a suggestion for five new taxes that would help raise money and also encourage our elected officials to act more responsibly: A term limits tax, a flip-flop tax, a sound-bite tax, a negative campaign ad tax and a lying item veto tax. Merrill Matthews is with the National Center for Policy analysis in Dallas, Texas.

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