Gilbert Gutknecht: “I must say, I get a little irritated when the folks on the other side resort to the only card in their deck: class envy.…”

“I must say, I get a little irritated when the folks on the other side resort to the only card in their deck: class envy. Yes, America, the land of class envy. In the liberal vision, America is not a land of unlimited opportunity, a land where all Americans are encouraged to become as prosperous as their God-given talents and hard work will take them. No; in the liberal vision we do not encourage people to become rich. We must tear them down. No; in the liberal vision of success, it must not be considered the just rewards of hard work; success must be attacked. No; in the liberal vision, instead of serving as a spur to your own success, government must expropriate wealth that others have produced. Mr. Speaker, we reject that liberal vision. Pitting one class against another is destructive, counterproductive and just plain wrong. Cutting taxes on Americans, rich or poor, is nothing more than the belief that Americans should get to keep more of the wealth that they produce.”