[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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                      THE TAX BURDEN ON AMERICANS

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, April 15 is just 2 days away. It is that 
time of the year when we are reminded just how big a bite government 
takes out of our paychecks. I ask my colleagues and the American people 
to think about how much taxes do you really pay?
  It is not just the Federal income tax that you pay. Think about the 
Social Security taxes, or the Medicare taxes, State taxes, local taxes 
for schools, local government, local levies, property taxes, real 
estate taxes, luxury taxes, sales taxes on food, on beverage, gasoline 
taxes, airline taxes, airport departure fees, dry cleaners, tobacco 
taxes, utility taxes, telephone taxes, excise taxes, and many, many 
more. Today 53 percent of the Nation's income goes to pay for taxes and 
the cost of regulation.
  I ask the American people, who are you working for? Yourself and your 
families, or are you spending more of your time working for government?

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