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Jack Kingston: I want to say this. My wife has one of the most important jobs in America. She is raising John, Betsy, Ann and Jim…

On the recordJuly 19, 2000
I want to say this. My wife has one of the most important jobs in America. She is raising John, Betsy, Ann and Jim Kingston, who are all at home and we are glad to have them there, but she clips those coupons every Sunday and she goes through the two for ones and the 30 cents off and the good until next month, and she reminds me every now and then, last month I saved $13.33 in coupons, or this month I am up to $27. She asks me if she needs to report that every now and then jokingly, and I am afraid that if Uncle Sam knows that if we are so thrifty, that he will require it. Simplifying the Tax Code That is another reason why, in this Republican Congress, we have passed a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights, so that if the IRS comes to your door, you are no longer guilty until you prove yourself innocent through your lawyers and your accountants and 7 years of records; you are presumed innocent.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the importance of family budgeting and tax reform.

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