[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 98 (Friday, July 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              GET RICH QUICK--CALL THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT

  (Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, when the Democrats refer 
to this mythical tax cut for the rich, I wonder if they have ever 
thought about running infomercials. Better than the typical ``get rich 
quick'' scheme, all one has to do is dial the Treasury Department at 
202-622-0120 and they too can have the Democrats declare that they are 
rich and undertaxed overnight.
  That number, again, 202-622-0120. Treasury operators are standing by. 
Tell them the income, and, presto, they will double it. If someone 
thinks they are only making $45,000 a year, think again. The Treasury 
Department says it looks like $75,000 to them.
  Cannot qualify for that new credit card? Cannot afford a night in the 
Lincoln bedroom? No problem. The secret is in an obscure Treasury 
Department manipulation called family economic income. That is right, 
family economic income. It is like being in a higher tax bracket but 
without all the extra income.
  Do not delay, this get rich quick offer ends soon, and it is brought 
to us by the same people who make the currency. Act now, the Treasury 
Department is standing by at 202-622-0120.

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