[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3197]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   LET AMERICANS KEEP THEIR OWN MONEY

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, it's springtime in the city, but the trees and 
flowers aren't the only things growing in Washington. Federal spending 
is going to grow as well because springtime means Federal budget time, 
and this year the American taxpayer may be asked to finance the largest 
budget in U.S. history.
  Now, in order to pay for all these expensive pigs and piglets, the 
government has to find a way to raise money. One option is to borrow 
the money. Why don't we just borrow it from the Chinese like we did in 
the past. Or just go into deficit spending. Or Congress can raise 
taxes. Yes, that's right, tax those among us that are making money. 
Punish success. Tax them. Take their money and give it to Uncle Sam, 
who will redistribute it to more government programs.
  Maybe Congress should try a novel idea: cut spending. Cut out useless 
programs. Tell special interest groups, no, they can't have taxpayer 
money for their special pork projects. Cut taxes. Let Americans keep 
more of their own money. Shock the country and shock the world, spend 
less this spring, cut taxes, and watch the economy grow because you 
cannot tax and spend your way to economic success.
  And that's just the way it is.

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