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James Traficant: “The Lord's prayer is 66 words; the 10 Commandments, 179 words; the Gettysburg Address, 286 words; the Declaration of…”

On the recordJune 19, 2000
The Lord's prayer is 66 words; the 10 Commandments, 179 words; the Gettysburg Address, 286 words; the Declaration of Independence, 1,322 words; the United States Tax Code, 2 million 8 hundred thousand plus words. It is out of control. In America, if a dog urinates in a parking lot, the EPA deems it a wetland. What is even worse, the IRS slaps on a hazardous waste tax. Beam me up here. It is time to pass the simple flat 15 percent national sales tax and abolish the IRS. I yield back all elements of the ``Internal Rectal Service''.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the complexity of the U.S. tax code and advocating for tax reform.

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