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Todd Tiahrt: “Here in America we are taxed on the very first cup of coffee we drink in the morning. We are taxed on every gallon of…”

On the recordMay 21, 1997
Here in America we are taxed on the very first cup of coffee we drink in the morning. We are taxed on every gallon of fuel we expend just to get to work. We are taxed when we make a phone call. We are taxed when we buy something on the way home. When we get to our home, we pay property taxes on the house we live in. Then, God forbid, if we should die, we are paying taxes once again. We pay in life and we pay in death. Early this morning we did something about that by passing the balanced budget agreement. For the first time in 16 years we have hope of a little Federal tax relief for families that work. For the first time in nearly 30 years we will get to a balanced budget by the year 2000. Sweet dreams, America. Hope is alive.
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Todd Tiahrt
Kansas
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Discussing tax burdens and the balanced budget agreement.

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