John Rice Carter: “over the course of our Presidents' Day work period, I held nine town hall meetings and listened to over 800 of my…”

“over the course of our Presidents' Day work period, I held nine town hall meetings and listened to over 800 of my constituents express their opinions about issues important to them. Time and again they mentioned fair taxes. The American people want an economy that is sound and that can offer them jobs. We can give the people what they want by passing the President's growth plan. The double taxation of dividends is not only unfair, it is obscene. Every year, nearly 2 million Texans and 35 million Americans are being cheated by their own government. By simply eliminating the second tax, investments will increase, resulting in 2.1 million jobs being created within the next 3 years and could potentially boost the national wealth by nearly $1 trillion. Instead of giving the American people a $300 payoff, let us give them a real plan, a plan that will result in jobs, a steady economy, and dollars back in the hands of the taxpayers. For those who say we cannot afford the President's growth plan, I say we cannot afford to not pass his plan.”