[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ECONOMISTS SAY THIS ECONOMY IS GREAT

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, economists keep telling us how great the 
economy is. If the economy is so great, why do most families need two 
jobs? Why is every major company getting rid of workers? Why are 
gasoline prices going through the roof?
  Why do government workers now outnumber factory workers? Why has 
consumer debt reached a record $1 trillion, and why did 1.1 million 
Americans file bankruptcy last year?
  Mr. Speaker, if the economy is so great, why do the American people 
rate politicians two notches below used car salesmen. I believe, Mr. 
Speaker, these economists are smoking dope.

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