Jasper Packard: “I would like to stand in support of H.J. Res. 37, which will make it more difficult to raise taxes. It is time Congress…”

“I would like to stand in support of H.J. Res. 37, which will make it more difficult to raise taxes. It is time Congress puts a stop to the raid on the pocket books of American citizens. H.J. Res. 37 will require a two-thirds supermajority vote in the House and Senate for any net tax increase. This is not a new concept. Fourteen states already require a supermajority in their state legislatures to raise the tax burden on their citizens. It's a simple equation, when taxes are limited, big government spending remains low and economies flourish. Mr. Speaker, Americans already send an average of 38 percent of their income back to the government in taxes. This is more than families pay for food, clothing, and shelter combined! Last year, federal taxes consumed 20.5 percent of GNP. This number will only keep increasing unless we put a stop to it. While our country is experiencing a projected budget surplus of over $4 trillion for the next 15 years, the President wants to waste this surplus and continue to raise taxes by $108 billion. this spending mentality explains why federal income taxes have grown by more than 70 percent during the Clinton-Gore administration. Any surplus is nothing more than an overpayment to Washington by America's taxpayers and we should give it back. Mr. Speaker, I'm tired of Washington dipping their hands into the pocket of American taxpayers.”