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Taxes continue to be a burden on hard-working Americans. I have consistently been a strong proponent of measures to lower the tax burden on all Americans.
You can be assured that I will continue to fight for lower taxes and a comprehensive reform of the federal tax code. It is estimated that the average family pays nearly 40 percent of its income in local, state, and federal taxes combined.
In a family where both parents work, one parent is essentially working for the government. Furthermore, individual taxpayers spend approximately 1.7 billion hours a year calculating their taxes. This is unacceptable. I am dedicated to reforming the tax code to lower the burden on all Americans and making the tax code fairer, flatter and simpler.
In April 2009, many Idahoans joined "tea parties" throughout the state to take a stand against excess taxes and federal spending. These events mirrored the famous Boston Tea Party in 1773, when colonists demonstrated their frustration and displeasure over the British Parliament's sovereignty over them. For as long as I have been in public service, I have fought to keep spending under control and to keep taxes as |
possible. In 1997, it was an honor to join with four of my colleagues from the U.S. House of Representatives to toss the U.S. Tax Code in the Boston Harbor.
My concerns over the tax structure in the United States hasn't changed in the intervening years. This is your money, and you deserve to see clearly how spending decisions by Congress are reflected in its decisions. I will continue to push for limited government that spends wisely and avoids excessive, unfair and outrageous spending sprees with your tax dollars.
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