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Scott Smiley
44:46 - 45:04
"I do think that the idea of cutting taxes has been around since Ronald Reagan. That's 40 goddamn years, pardon my French, that we've been cutting taxes. There's not a whole lot left at the school district."
“I do think that the idea of cutting taxes has been around since Ronald Reagan. That's 40 goddamn years, pardon my French, that we've been cutting taxes. There's not a whole lot left at the school district.”
- Speaker
- Scott Smiley
- Timestamp
- 44:46 – 45:04
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Captured at
- June 4, 2026
From the transcript
I do think that the idea of cutting taxes has been around since Ronald Reagan. That's 40 goddamn years, pardon my French, that we've been cutting taxes. There's not a whole lot left at the school district. We're not just cutting fat, we're cutting bone. All right?
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