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Thursday, December 6, 2012

FedEx's Fred Smith: Tax Me.

Posted by Bruce VanWyngarden on Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 10:04 AM

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FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith just threw some cold water on the GOP's insistence that "taxing the rich" will hurt the economy.

Speaking on CNN, Smith called the idea that raising the tax rate for the nation's top earners will hurt the economy "mythology." Huffington Post has the video.

Tags: Fred Smith, Tax Increase "Myth", FedEx

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

FedEx's Fred Smith: Tax Me.

Posted by Bruce VanWyngarden on Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 10:04 AM

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