Dave Camp: “Over the next 10 years, the Federal Government will collect more money than it needs to operate. Even after setting…”

“Over the next 10 years, the Federal Government will collect more money than it needs to operate. Even after setting aside money to protect Social Security and Medicare, the government will collect much more than it needs. If that money is left in Washington, there is no doubt that it will be spent, when in all fairness it should be returned to the American people. Today, the average American family pays more in taxes than on food, clothing, and shelter combined. Every dollar that passes through the taxpayers' hands on its way to Washington is a dollar that could be saved for a child's education, used for necessary living expenses or household repairs. In my district in Michigan, I know these dollars could be used to help with the high cost of gasoline and heating fuel. High taxes are not only a tax on the ability to create wealth for working people, they are a tax on opportunity itself; the opportunity for Americans to determine their own destiny, make their own choices, and keep more of what they have worked so hard to earn. These values are the essence of democracy itself. It is the people's money. They worked hard for it, and they deserve it. They deserve a refund. Today, we have a great opportunity. It has been 20 years, since Ronald Reagan was a new President, to see any significant Federal tax relief. Let us vote to give the American people a refund.”