Joel Hefley: “American people are certainly not undertaxed. From the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep, and even while…”

“American people are certainly not undertaxed. From the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep, and even while you are sleeping, you are being taxed. When you have your morning coffee, you pay a coffee tax. When you take a shower, you pay a water tax. When you get in a car to drive to work, you pay a gas tax and a property tax. While you are at work, you are accruing an income tax. You pay electricity taxes all day and when you get home at night and turn on your TV, you pay a cable tax. Even when you flush the toilet, you are paying a tax. Americans are tired of paying so much in taxes for a government that is so lacking in accountability and responsibility. Today we have a tax reduction bill. It does not go as far as I would like, but it is the first step toward getting government off the backs of the people and probably the only tax relief bill we will get past the veto pen of Bill Clinton. Mr. Speaker, support real tax relief for all Americans today.”