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James Traficant: “The income tax business is out of control. Check this out. Steve and Heidi Salashi of Monroe Falls, Ohio, failed to file…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2000
The income tax business is out of control. Check this out. Steve and Heidi Salashi of Monroe Falls, Ohio, failed to file a 1997 income tax return with the City. The reason they did so is they only owed 19 cents. Nineteen cents. Now, if that is not enough to bust your bunions, the City of Monroe Falls took them to court. They face 6 months in jail and a thousand-dollar fine because they even lost the record of the Salashi family, which included, Mr. Speaker, a $25 late fee. Beam me up. Mr. Speaker, it is time to put a dagger in the heart of income taxes. Our Tax Code is so heavy it would give a King Kong gorilla a hernia. I yield back the anguish of the American taxpayers.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing the burdens of income tax enforcement during a speech.

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