James Traficant: “We have withholding taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, excise taxes, liquor taxes, ticket taxes. We even created a surtax…”

“We have withholding taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, excise taxes, liquor taxes, ticket taxes. We even created a surtax once. We taxed tax years ago. We coined recently a retroactive tax. We taxed before the tax really would start so the tax did not look as bad as when it started. Mr. Speaker, how many ways can Congress raise taxes? I would say if Congress was as creative in creating jobs, we would not have any problem with taxes and any problem with revenue. We would have no deficit. The truth of the matter is today is tax day. The American people are taxed off. We are not talking about the old taxes, and the possible new taxes. What about the hidden taxes that seem to creep up on us? But I just take a look at the whole scheme. Here is the way it is in America. If you work hard, you get hit on the head and you pay a lot of taxes. If you do not work, the Government sends you a check. Beam me up. Congress debates today corporation taxes, and more corporation taxes. My God, they can move to Mexico and pay no taxes. Why stay here the way it is? We should be incentivizing and strategizing with the Tax Code, a Tax Code that is so cumbersome you need three accountants and two attorneys and, by God, if you get audited they will all run for the hills and say they did not tell you those things. You know it and I know it.”