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Lamar Smith: quietly the word has been coming out that the administration may need more taxes. Amazing. With tax forms filed barely a…

On the recordMay 18, 1994
quietly the word has been coming out that the administration may need more taxes. Amazing. With tax forms filed barely a month ago, the hand is already creeping out of their pockets and toward yours. First, we hear the Social Security System needs fixing. Again. And the same team that fixed it last time, would like to fix it this time. Next, it is the health care system that needs fixing. At one time, this fixing was supposed to save us money. Now it seems it will cost us money so a broad-based $40 billion tax is being mentioned. If the same team of Mr. and Ms. Fix-its kept coming to your house to fix what they had fixed before, at ever higher prices, you would slam the door. Well, the same team is back. They are telling you they have found another problem for them to solve and all you have to do is pay for it. The real problem is with this phalanx of Federal fixers. With them, whatever the question, the answer is always taxes.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Addressing concerns about potential tax increases and government spending.

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