[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, yesterday was the filing deadline for 
Federal taxes and State taxes in Kansas. But tax freedom day in Kansas 
is actually on May 7. That is the day we finally pay our direct 
Federal, State, and local taxes, our direct taxes. Some think that is 
the day when they can quit working for the Government and start to work 
for themselves. But it is not. Still remaining are indirect taxes, 
hidden taxes. Nearly 40 cents on a dollar of gasoline, hidden costs in 
the form of taxes, 28 cents on a dollar loaf of bread, 48 cents on a 
dollar glass of draft beer, on and on it goes. Hidden taxes buried in 
the products we use every day, every day. Add those hidden taxes to the 
direct taxes, and Americans work more than 6 months for the Government 
and less than 6 months for themselves.
  America needs tax relief today, Mr. Speaker.

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