Tim Hutchinson: “I rise in support of the Kasich budget. It supports economic growth, it cuts the deficit $150 billion more than…”

“I rise in support of the Kasich budget. It supports economic growth, it cuts the deficit $150 billion more than President Clinton's and provides real tax relief for the American family. During the last 40 years, the Federal income tax burden for a family of four has increased by 250 percent as a share of family income. Today, most American families pay more in Federal taxes than they pay for food, clothing, transportation, insurance and recreation combined. That's tragic. A recent poll reveals Americans favor family tax relief 3 to 1, even if it means cuts in entitlements. The Kasich budget provides a $500 per child family tax credit--for three children that would be $1,500 more in purchasing power. Ninety percent of this relief goes to families making less than $75,000 a year. The family is the first and best Department of Education; The first and best Department of Health and Human Services; The first and best Department of Housing; And the first and best Department of Energy and Transportation. There is no instrument of economic growth, savings, and job training as effective as the middle class family. It is the repository of values. It is the sustainer of society. And our Government has chiseled away at its foundation for 40 years. The question that confronts us is this: Is our faith in the big brother of big Government, or is our faith in the moms and dads of America? The mantra of the Beltway is: The Government giveth and the Government taketh away.”