[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 97 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TIME FOR RELIEF FROM UNCLE SAM'S PERPETUAL TAX BITE

  (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, what is the difference between Mike Tyson 
and Uncle Sam? The answer is not much, but keep your ear to the ground.
  The amazing thing is that Big Mike got disqualified for taking too 
big a bite out of something he was not supposed to, but Uncle Sam bites 
you year after year, only there is no referee around to stop the foul 
play. Well, there is the IRS, but needless to say the IRS is not much 
help.
  Mr. Speaker, Uncle Sam has been chomping on the pocketbooks of 
American taxpayers for a long time. A lot of taxpayers have been taking 
to bobbing and weaving away from the painful jaws of Uncle Sam to 
protect themselves from the massive tax bite. Taxpayers have been 
crying out for some relief for a long time, but Uncle Sam never seems 
to learn any lessons. He just wants to take a bigger bite out of our 
hides, and he does not care how much it hurts.
  It is time to tell Uncle Sam ``No mas!'' and let the IRS know that 
Uncle Sam's tax biting days are over. It is time for some tax relief 
for American taxpayers.

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