[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17021]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 TAX AND SPEND DEMOCRATS WILL NOT BE HAPPY UNTIL EVERY AMERICAN IS POOR

  (Mr. SCHAFFER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I have been listening to my Democrat 
colleagues repeat one after another ``tax cuts for the wealthy, tax 
cuts for the wealthy,'' so many times over the past few days that I 
have come to a few conclusions. These conclusions are based on what 
they themselves say about what is in our tax relief package.
  One might be rich if one wants to save for one's child's education. 
One might be rich if one wants to have health insurance. One might be 
rich if one's company or union contributes to a pension fund. One might 
be rich if one wants to save for one's retirement. One might be rich if 
one wears a wedding ring on one's finger. One might be rich if one is a 
senior who wants to work. One might be rich if one cares for a senior 
at home. One might be rich if one has a child in day care. And one just 
might be rich if one pays even 1 penny in Federal income taxes.
  In other words, the tax and spend Democrats in Washington will never 
be happy until every American is poor.

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