HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, October 7, 1998
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Mr. PAUL.
Mr. Speaker, the Hays County
4-H will hold their annual dinner, dance and
auction on Saturday, October 10, 1998. This is
a very important event Mr. Speaker, as it recognizes
90 years of 4-H in Texas. For those
of us who were raised on farms and who represent
agricultural communities it is well
known how important an organization 4-H
truly is.
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Head, Hand, Hearts and Health, these are
the “4-H’s” and they are truly indicative of
what this organization is all about. One of the
primary missions that this organization undertakes
is agricultural education. Earlier this year
I introduced a bill which would exempt the
sale of livestock by those involved in educational
activities such as FFA and 4-H from
federal income taxation. By making young
men and women who participate in these activities
hire a group of tax accountants and attorneys
we are sending the wrong message. Young people who sell livestock at county
fairs and the like should be rewarded for taking
self initiative and allowed to keep the
money they’ve earned to help pay for their
education or to re-invest in other animals to
raise. My bill would eliminate the current policy
of forcing these youngsters to visit the tax
man.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the young
people of Hays County’s 4-H, as well as their
parents and sponsors, for continuing the fine
traditions of this truly great organization.
Notes:
1998 Ron Paul Chapter 112
The text of this chapter was inserted in CongressionalRecord and was not spoken on the House floor. This statement is similar to statements inserted earlier in the Congressional Record, in
1998 Ron Paul Chapter 94.
and 1998 Ron Paul Chapter 95.
This statement is also similar to a statement about the Fayette County 4-H in
1998 Ron Paul Chapter 113.
1998 Ron Paul 112:2 self initiative probably should be hyphenated: self-initiative.
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