Jordan Helps Launch Taxpayer Bill of Rights
May 6, 2009
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) today joined his colleagues on the fiscally conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) in launching a grassroots effort to promote a Bill of Rights for the American taxpayer.
"Governing by principle helps you create good public policy," said Jordan. The effort centers on four basic rights to ensure a more efficient and accountable government to American taxpayers:
-Taxpayers have a right to a government that does not grow beyond their ability to pay for it.
-Taxpayers have a right to receive back each dollar they entrust to the government for their retirement.
-Taxpayers have a right to expect the government to balance the budget without raising taxes.
-Taxpayers have a right to a simple, fair tax code that they can understand.
"In the past few weeks, I've participated in House floor debates on a few spending bills," Jordan noted. "Based on what I've seen, I'm convinced that some members of Congress have forgotten that the money they so freely seek to spend actually comes from--and belongs to--the American taxpayer."
In his first speech on the House floor, Jordan said that Democrat-sponsored "PAYGO" rules would pave the way for tax increases. Since then, he noted, the Democrat-run House has already passed two tax increases on businesses, and he expects large increases in government spending to follow.
"No nation in history has ever taxed-and-spent its way to prosperity," said Jordan. "The taxpayer bill of rights concept should rightly govern how we approach fiscal issues in Congress. If it does, we will arrive at the correct, pro-family policy each time."
"Governing by principle helps you create good public policy," said Jordan. The effort centers on four basic rights to ensure a more efficient and accountable government to American taxpayers:
-Taxpayers have a right to a government that does not grow beyond their ability to pay for it.
-Taxpayers have a right to receive back each dollar they entrust to the government for their retirement.
-Taxpayers have a right to expect the government to balance the budget without raising taxes.
-Taxpayers have a right to a simple, fair tax code that they can understand.
"In the past few weeks, I've participated in House floor debates on a few spending bills," Jordan noted. "Based on what I've seen, I'm convinced that some members of Congress have forgotten that the money they so freely seek to spend actually comes from--and belongs to--the American taxpayer."
In his first speech on the House floor, Jordan said that Democrat-sponsored "PAYGO" rules would pave the way for tax increases. Since then, he noted, the Democrat-run House has already passed two tax increases on businesses, and he expects large increases in government spending to follow.
"No nation in history has ever taxed-and-spent its way to prosperity," said Jordan. "The taxpayer bill of rights concept should rightly govern how we approach fiscal issues in Congress. If it does, we will arrive at the correct, pro-family policy each time."