Jimmy Duncan

Mr. DUNCAN

Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this tax limitation provision. The very clear message of the last election was that the American people want a smaller and less expensive government. There is no better way to start this process than by passing this provision. The average American today pays almost half of his or her income in taxes, counting taxes of all types--Federal, State, and local. This is not only enough, it is too much. If we really want to help the children and families of this country, the best way we can do that is to greatly downsize the government and decrease its cost. Only in this way can we allow the individuals and families of this Nation to spend more of their own money on the things that they need the most. I believe very strongly that the American people can do a much better job of spending their money than the bureaucrats in Washington who currently spend it for them.