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Cass Ballenger: “many Democrats have stated that tax cuts would be risky. Well, of course they would. They believe the average Americans…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1999
many Democrats have stated that tax cuts would be risky. Well, of course they would. They believe the average Americans, to quote the President, might not spend it right. Is this not the perfect expression of a liberal mindset? They really do believe that money that people earn does not really belong to them. They do not trust people to spend it right, whatever that means. After all, we all know that Washington knows best. It seems clear to me that Democrats do not quite agree with the proposition that rich or poor the money people earn belongs to them, not the Government. In fact, liberals imply that any time the Government cuts taxes, it is doing everyone a favor, as if giving someone something. It is not giving anyone anything. It is merely taking less from what is already yours. So every time we hear a Democrat call a Republican tax relief package risky, just remember why they are doing so.
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Cass Ballenger
North Carolina
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Discussing the Democratic perspective on tax cuts during a floor speech.

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