[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DEMOCRATS REMAIN COMMITTED TO LEVELING IMPULSE

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Madam Speaker, since the mid-1800's, Western 
intellectuals have been consumed by what is known as the leveling 
impulse. The leveling impulse is the idea that Government can create a 
more just society by redistributing wealth. Today, the modern Democrat 
Party is grounded in the leveling impulse. To Democrats, any talk of a 
tax decrease is absolutely sinful.
  This is why they rail at any attempt by this Republican Congress to 
give working American families a $500-per-child tax credit. That is why 
they scream when reduced capital gains are mentioned. And that is why 
they fight to preserve every silly Government spending project ever 
devised.
  Madam Speaker, Democrats claim we are raiding Medicare to give tax 
breaks for the rich. This is beyond ludicrous. Our tax cuts are more 
than offset by shrinking the bureaucratic government. The real problem 
here is that Democrats are still convinced that all money belongs to 
them and that government is a miracle worker.

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