Ed Royce: “on Monday the President called taxpayers selfish for wanting to keep more of what they earn. Recently the Democrat…”

“on Monday the President called taxpayers selfish for wanting to keep more of what they earn. Recently the Democrat leader in the Senate, Tom Daschle, said that Americans were not overtaxed. The President's deputy press secretary said that support of tax relief was based on selfishness. Stop the presses, Mr. Speaker. To say that people are shocked would be an understatement. Claiming that most people are undertaxed and calling Americans selfish is exactly the kind of mindset that make people furious at Washington, DC politicians who just do not get it. I have a news flash for them. When people work hard to earn more, they are not doing it for Washington. They are doing it to feed their children, enrich their lives and pursue their own happiness. This is the way it should be. Why do the defenders of big government and the status quo have such a problem with it? They are in Washington to represent their constituents, not tell them how much of their own money they can keep. Americans are overtaxed. The Tax Foundation found that Americans spend more on taxes than food, shelter, and clothing combined.”