[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 97 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THE TAX PLAN AND RESPONSIBILITY

  (Mr. THUNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, all this week we have heard a lot about the 
phony baloney Treasury analysis that manipulates and skews the numbers 
on this tax bill. All this week we have been hearing about how we need 
to give bigger government checks to people who do not pay income taxes 
because we need to wipe out all Social Security and Medicare taxes.
  The people in South Dakota know one thing; that is, you cannot have 
something for nothing. There is no free lunch. If we want retirement 
and health care benefits, then we pay for them in Social Security and 
Medicare taxes. If Members want a culture that is free from 
responsibility, then the Democrat proposal makes sense. They tell 
people who pay no income taxes, we will give you a Government check. If 
you want a culture that takes responsibility for their own actions, 
then you want our plan. It is a plan that is pro-working American, it 
is pro-family, it is pro-middle class, it is pro-jobs, pro-investment. 
It is a plan that improves the quality of life for all Americans.

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