[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                       TAX FREEDOM DAY 1980-1999

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House


for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. This chart is labeled Tax Freedom Day, 1980 through 
1999. Just look at the chart. Look at how we are moving.
  In 1994, Tax Freedom Day was May 2. In 1995, it was May 3. In 1996, 
it was May 5. In 1997, it was May 7. Last year, it was May 10; and this 
year, today, May 11 is Tax Freedom Day. Finally, Americans get to start 
working for themselves.
  This is not the right road to the 21st century. Ronald Reagan was 
able to actually push back Tax Freedom Day from May 4 to April 27, but 
since then we have lost ground.
  Many people say we should meet the President halfway, but we should 
never meet the President halfway on the road going in the wrong 
direction.

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