Political Quotes

“Yesterday millions and millions of Americans paid their taxes all across this country. Unfortunately, most of them found that the Government was taking more and more of their hard-earned dollars, and they were keeping less and less to support their families. The tax burden on the average American family is outrageous. The total tax bill for an average family is almost 40 percent. Most Americans will spend more on taxes than they do on food, shelter, clothing, health care combined. Think of that; it is unbelievable. Yesterday, during debate, one of the participants on the other side noted that taxes are what we pay for civilization. Now, I am mystified as to where that bit of wisdom was gleaned. There is no excuse for a 40-percent tax rate on middle-income families. That is not civilization; that is something close to tyranny. The American people have every right to be upset about high taxes, and we have an obligation to try and change tax and spend Washington. It is time we give tax relief to the American people, and we ought to do it right now.”