[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 61 (Monday, April 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BURDENSOME TAXATION

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, from 1954 until 1995, this body was governed 
by a party whose basic philosophy was that Government could do 
everything, provided that enough money was spent.
  The consequences of this philosophy has been devastating.
  Today, the average family pays over half of its income to taxes at 
all levels. One cannot logically expect civilization to continue with 
taxation so burdensome and Government so expensive.
  The American people have lost their patience with this situation. 
They have figured out that there are winners and losers with the 
current tax system. The winner, of course, is the Federal Government. 
The losers are American families and senior citizens.
  Mr. Speaker, the time has come for the tax relief the Republicans 
promised in our Contract With America. The liberals will offer refrain 
after refrain of class warfare. But let us not forget whose philosophy 
and whose stewardship created this mess in Washington.


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