[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6519]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              LESS IS MORE

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, under the new tax proposal, those that 
make over $250,000 are going to have a massive tax increase so the 
government can redistribute that money to special groups. Those in this 
high tax group already pay most of the taxes and create most of the new 
jobs in small busines.
  But we have got a problem. These same folks are considering cutting 
back their work productivity so they make less than $250,000. According 
to ABC News, some individuals who own business also are going to 
downsize because of the tax increase.
  A lawyer in Louisiana says, ``Why kill yourself working if it is 
given away to people who aren't working as hard?''
  A dentist in Colorado said she is going to work fewer days, see fewer 
patients and eliminate employees so she can be underneath the tax 
increase. She says, ``If I am going to be working just to give it back 
to the government, it is demoralizing.''
  Mr. Speaker, this cannot be. What are we to do if all these small 
business owners start following this downsizing plan, lay off employees 
and don't send more money to Washington? Don't they know they can't do 
that? Don't they know that they need to pay more taxes to take care of 
the rest of us?
  Mr. Speaker, all citizens pay enough income tax already. It is absurd 
to raise taxes on anybody during this recession.
  And that's just the way it is.

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