Walter B. Jones: “on February 13, 1913, a day that will live in infamy, the 16th amendment to the Constitution was ratified. Twelve words…”

“on February 13, 1913, a day that will live in infamy, the 16th amendment to the Constitution was ratified. Twelve words, Mr. Speaker, just 12 words was all it took to give the politicians in Washington a permanent hand in the pocket of every working person in America. "The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes." The rest, Mr. Speaker, is history. Who could have guessed that those 12 words would lead to our present state of affairs where the average family pays more in taxes than it pays for clothing, housing, and food combined. Mr. Speaker, that is not right. This is about fairness. It is not fair that the family living from paycheck to paycheck struggles to make ends meet. It is not fair that taxpayers should have to send over one-third of their income to the politicians in Washington. Mr. Speaker, taxes are too high. It is time to cut taxes for the American people.”