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Duncan Faircloth: “I oppose this measure because I believe that the American people are taxed too much. Why is it that general revenues…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 1997
I oppose this measure because I believe that the American people are taxed too much. Why is it that general revenues, collected through income taxes, are not enough to cover such basic government services as safe skies. Further, even if we were to impose such a fee, we should find offsetting spending and tax cuts so that we do not increase the tax burden on the American people. Regrettably, this effort failed in the House of Representatives. Finally, this tax could be restructured so that it does not punish traveling Americans, but such a report on restructuring is not due until October of this year. For all of these reasons I oppose the ticket tax.
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Duncan Faircloth
Republican · North Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Opposing a ticket tax during a discussion on aviation safety and government funding.

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