Political Quotes

“a few weeks ago, I received a letter from Jerry Harbin of Phoenix, AZ, one of my constituents. Mr. Harbin works two jobs, his wife works another job, and they earn a modest income between them. The Harbins, who are in their mid-fifties contacted me because they are worried, worried that because so much of their earnings are eaten up by taxes, they have been unable to save for retirement. They are two, among many people, who I hear from every day telling me how difficult their lives are right now and how fearful they are about what the future has in store. Why is it, Mr. President, that so many families, like the Harbins, are struggling just to keep their heads above water? Why is it that Americans seem to be working harder and working longer, and yet they have less to show for it? Why is it that more people have to take two jobs just to make ends meet? The answer, I think, can be summarized in three words: The tax trap. The tax trap. It is really very simple to explain. The harder you work, the more taxes Washington makes you pay; the more taxes you have to pay, the longer and harder you have to work. Only Washington ends up with more. As Jerry Harbin put it, people are working themselves into early graves just to pay for Government programs that are not working.”