David Funderburk: “the debate on the contract's tax cuts proves one thing: The Democrat Party believes that taxpayers exist to serve the…”

“the debate on the contract's tax cuts proves one thing: The Democrat Party believes that taxpayers exist to serve the Government monster and they believe that the privilege of making and keeping your own money is a favor Washington hands out from time to time. That is the difference between the minority party and the new Republicans: We believe that the taxpayers come first--not the Government. Mr. Speaker, the total tax burden on a family with a median income of $50,000 is about $26,000, an incredible 50 percent of their earnings; 50 percent of the money earned by the people in my rural district goes to pay for those who will not work. It goes to dumbed-down schools, and it feeds Uncle Sam's fat bureaucrats. When the largest expense people in my district pay is taxes--and not food, shelter, medical care, and college for their children--that is an atrocity. Mr. Speaker, let us finally do something right for working people. Let us cut taxes now.”