The Benjamin Franklin Award
Ending the Death Tax to Make Franklin’s Axiom True Again!
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60 Plus President Jim Martin (left) and Chairman Roger Zion (right) present Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison [R-TX] and Representative Robert "Bud" Cramer [D-AL] the Benjamin Franklin Award.
60 Plus is happy to note that more and more members of
Congress from both parties are joining the fight everyday to kill the
Death Tax once and for all. 60 Plus decided to recognize the
leadership of those members of Congress who are working to repeal the
Death Tax with a new award, the Benjamin Franklin Award.
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Martin and Zion present the Benjamin Franklin Award to Senator Spence Abraham [R-MI] and Representative Ralph Hall [D-TX].
One of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous statements was, “In
this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and
taxes”. However, today because of the existence of the Death Tax,
Franklin’s axiom is no longer true because the Death Tax adds a third
certainty, taxes after death. The Benjamin Franklin Award honors
those fighting to eliminate this third certainty, the Death Tax, by
repealing it.
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Martin and Zion present Senator Rod Grams [R-MN] and Representative Sue Kelly [R-NY] the Benjamin Franklin Award.
The Benjamin Franklin Award was an overwhelming
success. Many members of Congress were able to use the award to
promote Death Tax repeal in their districts and states. But most
importantly, the award served to show once again the Death Tax repeal is a
popular issue and that the time for repeal is now!
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60 Plus President Jim Martin (left in both pictures) and Chairman Roger Zion (right in 2nd picture) present Representative Bob Barr [R-GA] and Representative Nick Rahall [D-WV] the Benjamin Franklin Award.