[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19123-19124]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NATIONAL MEDIA SHOW BIAS ON TAXES

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, the national media have framed the 
tax debate from a liberal perspective.
  For example, the media frequently say Republicans favor extending tax 
``cuts,'' which implies lowering tax rates from their current level.
  In fact, Republicans support extending the existing tax rates to 
avoid a $3.9 trillion tax increase on every taxpaying American.
  Furthermore, the media often say that Republicans support tax cuts 
for the rich. However, they rarely mention that the country's top

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earners already pay a disproportionately large share of the nation's 
taxes.
  In fact, the top 1 percent of earners pay a larger share of the 
income tax burden than the bottom 95 percent of earners combined. And 
many of the top 1 percent are small business owners who create jobs and 
stimulate the economy.
  The national media should give Americans the facts on taxes, not tell 
them what to think.

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