Sam Gibbons: “a recent survey asking Americans to rank the least three desirable situations, revealed the following: Number three was…”

“a recent survey asking Americans to rank the least three desirable situations, revealed the following: Number three was being called by your boss and saying you are fired. Number two, well, it was going to lunch at a nice restaurant and finding your spouse dining with an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend. And the first worst nightmare for Americans was going to the mailbox and finding a letter whose return address was the IRS. These examples, think about it, while graphic, illustrate the growing fear and frustrations the American people have with our tax system. April 1st is a day that brings practical jokes to the minds of many, yet the clock ticks on toward April 15th, a day that brings fear and paralysis to all working men and women. Mr. Speaker, only a few citizens are left in this country who can do their own taxes, and yet horror stories of IRS abuse are still mounting. The time to act is now. I urge my colleagues to join me in the tax reform effort, to make this the last April 1st where the American taxpayers are made out to be the fools.”