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James Traficant: “The Tax Code is unAmerican. It is also so big it would give King Kong a hernia. But the bad stuff is evident. The Tax…”

On the recordApril 12, 2000
The Tax Code is unAmerican. It is also so big it would give King Kong a hernia. But the bad stuff is evident. The Tax Code rewards dependency, subsidizes illegitimacy, kills jobs, and chases companies overseas. Now, if that is not enough to overload your hard drives, check this out: Experts say that the Tax Code is needed because it modifies economic behavior. Beam me up. If the Founders wanted to modify economic behavior, they would have contracted with Sigmund Freud to write the Tax Code. I yield back the ego, the id, and the super ego of our kinky Tax Code.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Criticizing the U.S. Tax Code during a floor speech.

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