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William Tauzin: “I also commend him for even beginning this great national debate on whether or not we ought to replace an income tax in…”

On the recordMarch 21, 1997
I also commend him for even beginning this great national debate on whether or not we ought to replace an income tax in America with a fairer, flatter, more reasonable proposal for the country. I want to let him know that on April 15 a great many Democrats and Republicans are going to be together in Boston Harbor. We are going to have an historic reenactment of the Boston Tea Party. We are going to dump the United States tax code into the harbor in a symbolic gesture to begin this debate. It starts with recognizing we have a code out of control, 4,000 changes since 1986 alone. Maybe it is time for us to really debate whether a better system is right for the country, not Democrat or Republican but a better system for America.
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William Tauzin
Republican · Louisiana
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Discussing the need for tax reform and a symbolic event to highlight the issue.

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