Report from Washington. Bread tax, 1965 August 5

Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Aug. 4, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including the benefits of tax reduction, and speaks against the tax increases proposed by the Johnson administration, particularly agricultural and food taxes and the so-called Bread Tax. He criticizes the impact of rising food prices, and the disproportionate cost to the poor when paying taxes on basic foodstuffs.