[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8294-8295]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               TAX REFORM

  (Mr. DeMINT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. Speaker, I recently received a letter from Tori 
Smith, a senior at Dorman High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 
She wrote:


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       I think you take out entirely too much money for tax. That 
     is my dad's money. He worked for it, not you, he should keep 
     it all for himself. Also, young teenagers who have part-time 
     jobs, trying to make a little spending money pay taxes too. I 
     do not think you should take taxes from us until we are 18. 
     That is my opinion, which should count.

  Well, Tori, your opinion does count. And Mr. Speaker, she is exactly 
right. That is their money and they deserve to keep a lot more of it. 
They should not be punished for working hard for some extra money or 
saving for college.
  On behalf of young women like Tori and the students at Dorman High 
School, I ask my colleagues to find the courage to reduce taxes and get 
rid of the oppressive Tax Code. Let us say, enough is enough. Let us 
replace it with a national sales tax that rewards hard work and allows 
these young people to make their dreams come true.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Tori for writing me. I believe we are on the way 
to giving her a more secure future.

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