Walter B. Jones: “Americans are working harder today than ever. However, they are receiving lower wages and paying higher taxes.…”

“Americans are working harder today than ever. However, they are receiving lower wages and paying higher taxes. Throughout the country, both parents are having to work just to keep their heads above water. In 1948, the average American family with children paid only 3 percent of its income to the Federal Government in income and payroll taxes. Today, the same family pays 24.5 percent to the Federal Government. Working families deserve relief from this growing burden. The Republican tax relief proposal will do just that. It will provide 35 million families with the $500 per child tax credit, lowering the tax burden for 89 percent of the American families. The middle-class squeeze is taking its toll on families in endless struggle to make ends meet and taking its toll on the fabric of our society as well. More than ever before, American families deserve tax relief.”