Ron Lewis: “Reader's Digest recently did a poll that showed that Americans believed that the maximum tax burden a family of four…”

“Reader's Digest recently did a poll that showed that Americans believed that the maximum tax burden a family of four should face is 25 percent. That is what Americans think is a fair tax burden. But reality shows that, today, the total tax burden--State, local, Federal--is near 40 percent. Mr. Speaker, and if I may strike a moralistic tone, this is wrong. It is wrong that Americans have to suffer under a nearly 40-percent tax rate. It is a recipe for disaster for us here in Washington to pass bill after bill, year after year, just to make sure the Washington bureaucracy has enough money, and while the country goes further and further in debt. How much is enough? Forty percent? Fifty percent? How long before our children start paying an 80-percent tax rate? Mr. Speaker, Washington taxes too much because Washington spends too much. Bill Clinton's latest budget totally fails to address the reality that we need to cut Washington taxes and cut Washington spending.”