[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H1976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REPEAL THE INCOME TAX

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is that time of year again: 
Tax season. Let us be honest, our current tax system is economically 
destructive, impossibly complex, overly intrusive, unprincipled, 
dishonest, unfair and inefficient. This madness must stop. That is why 
I will reintroduce the tax freedom bill today that will repeal the 16th 
Amendment to the Constitution and deny the Congress the ability to lay 
and collect taxes on income, except when the Congress declares war.
  We must replace the current tax system based on a vision of America 
that places the individual, not the government, at the center of 
society. My bill to replace the 16th Amendment brings us one step 
closer to replacing the current system and restoring freedom to the 
American taxpayer. It is way past time to enact a tax system that 
embraces freedom for all Americans.

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