Joel Hefley: “even as angry U.S. taxpayers cry out for overhaul of a tax system that many believe is unfair, oppressive, and…”

“even as angry U.S. taxpayers cry out for overhaul of a tax system that many believe is unfair, oppressive, and unworkable, the Federal Government is spending millions of dollars annually exporting the idiotic system to other countries. That is right, the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, is spending $15.3 million over a period of 3 years to ``help the Russian government in the reformation and reorganization of its tax code.'' As if Russia's government is not in enough disarray already, we have decided to make it even worse. The $15 million grant, which is being administered through Georgia State University, is in addition to the already active $30 million in grants the university has received from USAID for Russia. I think the money would be better spent on scrapping our own Tax Code. Words of wisdom to the officials in Moscow, and especially to the Russian citizens: Whatever these guys suggest, do the opposite. The U.S. Agency for International Development gets my porker of the week award.”