JOHN LINDER: “Monday is April 15; and the American people will genuflect before the altar of their government and hand over everything…”

“Monday is April 15; and the American people will genuflect before the altar of their government and hand over everything they have earned for the past year and, in so doing, pay out of their pockets just to comply with this code. Last year, the American people spent $250 billion just in compliance costs with this complicated code. That is a 15 percent surtax on the tax that we pay. For small business, which creates most of the jobs in this country, they will pay $724 just to comply with the code, collect and remit $100 in taxes. Mr. Speaker, this system is broken and cannot be fixed. To those who think we can have a flat tax on incomes, I say we did that once, 1913, and look what we have got. Mr. Speaker, it is time to throw out this Tax Code, start over, let people keep what they earn and pay on what they spend and let every American become a voluntary taxpayer once and for all.”