The Growing Tax Burden Studies show that taxes have never been higher in American history during peacetime years. Today the American family pays more in taxes than they spend on food, shelter and clothing combined. These heavy tax burdens mean the typical household works well into May just to earn the money necessary to pay their federal, state, and local taxes. It doesn't have to be this way. American taxpayers should keep more of their hard-earned dollars so they can make their own choices about how and where their money is spent.
Individuals are far better than government at managing their own money.
It's time we restored fairness to the tax code. That's why Bob took the first step in relieving the tax burden by passing legislation that offers much needed relief for married couples, affected by the marriage penalty. The marriage penalty exists when a two-earner married couple pays more in federal taxes than they would if each spouse were taxed as a single. Already this year, Bob has helped pass legislation that will successfully eliminate an unfair penalty on our working seniors. That why, this year, he supported efforts to eliminate this unjust penalty.