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Todd Tiahrt: “lend me your ear. Uncle Sam's tax bite has gotten so overbearing that not even Mike Tyson could defend himself.…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1997
lend me your ear. Uncle Sam's tax bite has gotten so overbearing that not even Mike Tyson could defend himself. Taxpayers everywhere are so outraged that some are calling it the Mike Tyson tax bite. Hard-bitten taxpayers who call up the IRS to complain sure do get an earful. Mr. Speaker, I think it is time for taxpayers to bite back. Uncle Sam's relentless drive to take an ever greater bite out of the family budget is an insult to taxpayers everywhere who want to pay their fair share but think that Mike Tyson tactics are over the line. Uncle Sam's tax bite is more than just irritating. It is downright offensive to the spirit of fair play. It is time to put a stop to Uncle Sam's ear-isistible urge to rip off a huge chunk from the family paycheck. Taxpayers and Congress should not allow such barbaric behavior to continue. It is time for the taxpayers to stand up and declare, ``No mas.'' It is time for tax relief for working Americans.
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Todd Tiahrt
Kansas
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Addressing the burden of taxes on American families.

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