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> [Mr. Speaker, in 1848, Karl Marx said, a progressive income tax is needed to transfer wealth and power to the state. Thus, Marx's Communist Manifesto had as its major economic tenet a progressive income tax. Think about it, 1848 Karl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-traficant/mr-speaker-in-1848-karl-marx-said-a-progressive-income-tax-is-needed/)

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> [In 1848, Karl Marx said, a progressive income tax is needed to transfer wealth and power to the state. Thus, Marx's Communist Manifesto had as its major economic tenet a progressive income tax. ... I say it is time to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-traficant/in-1848-karl-marx-said-a-progressive-income-tax-is-needed-to-transfer/)

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> [Mr. Speaker, in 1848, Karl Marx said, a progressive income tax is needed to transfer wealth and power to the state. Thus, Marx's Communist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-traficant/mr-speaker-in-1848-karl-marx-said-a-progressive-income-tax-is-needed/)

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> [In 1848, Karl Marx said, a progressive income tax is needed to transfer wealth and power to the state. Thus, Marx's Communist Manifesto had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-traficant/in-1848-karl-marx-said-a-progressive-income-tax-is-needed-to-transfer/)

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