[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E673]
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                  AMERICAN FAMILIES DESERVE TAX RELIEF

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 16, 1997

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, Americans should keep more of their own 
money. They should keep more so that they can invest in their 
children's future, or purchase a home, or start a small business.
  Yesterday, the Tax Foundation--as it has done for the past 25 years--
announced that the average American will have to work 128 days for the 
Federal Government before he or she can begin to work for themselves 
and their families; 128 days, Mr. Speaker. That means that they still 
have 3\1/2\ weeks to go before May 9--the day they stop working for the 
Government.
  A lot of folks talk about the different ways to achieve tax reform or 
tax simplification--many of which I support. But it seems to me that 
the best thing for the American people is to just give it back. Instead 
of new programs and new bureaucracies, give back to the American people 
some of their hard earned dollars.
  This is not a new idea at all. John Kennedy did it in 1962, and so 
did Ronald Reagan in 1981. It is not a difficult concept. When you give 
back to the American people what already belongs to them, they reward 
the economy by investing and spending more.
  This is easy, Mr. Speaker. American families deserve tax relief. 
Support House Resolution 109.

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