NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “One of the great satisfactions of this incredible honor of serving in the Congress of the United States is we meet so…”

“One of the great satisfactions of this incredible honor of serving in the Congress of the United States is we meet so many people who want to make a difference. Two young men had gotten an excuse from school on their lunch hour, an early dismissal, to come to the town hall. These two young men had aspirations of attending one of our military academies. They came, and they heard some of the seniors and other citizens in the room discussing just what my colleagues have pointed out, Mr. Speaker, this incredible unfairness of the death tax. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, it was reminiscent of the franchise that Art Linkletter used with such great effect over the years, 'Kids say the darnedest things.' Here was this young man standing there just at the height of his youth and enthusiasm and wanting to do the right thing and wanting to join the military. He stood there ramrod straight and said, 'Congressman, sir, do you mean to tell me the Federal Government taxes you when you die?'”