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Jack Kingston: sometimes on particular issues, the distinctions between the Democrat and Republican Party are blurred. But when it…

On the recordNovember 6, 1997
sometimes on particular issues, the distinctions between the Democrat and Republican Party are blurred. But when it comes to taxes, there is absolutely no doubt. What does the leading Democrat in the United States of America have to say about tax cuts? They are selfish. Good gracious, you might use the money to buy your child new braces. What did he say? He said several issues here again. What does the deputy secretary of treasury under Clinton say? When it comes to estate taxes, there is no case other than selfishness necessary. That means, if we work hard all our lives and we want to pass the family farm on to our son or daughter so he or she can continue to plow the fields that our grandparents walked in, that means we are selfish. And then what does the leading Senate Democrat say, Tom Daschle? "But certainly I don't think that many people are overtaxed." Now, go tell that to the people who are working 60, 70 hours a week, working overtime, the man and woman passing like ships in the night trying to make ends meet, buying new tires, repairing the dryer, trying to pay the home mortgage. Tell them that they are being undertaxed and they are being selfish because they want more. Please, Democratic Party, join the American people and let us work for tax relief.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Addressing tax policy and criticisms from Democrats regarding tax cuts.

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