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I am willing to work with anybody who wants to have a serious conversation about our fiscal future, says Barack Obama as he calls for dialogue on taxes. He stresses that a fair tax code should reward domestic investment over offshore jobs and that simplifying the system can help reduce the deficit. Stimulus spending is framed as a tool for recovery.

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I very much believe in reforming the tax system.

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The private sector is doing fine.

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Gas tax holiday is a classic Washington gimmick.

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You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.

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Weve got to make sure we reduce our deficit. Unfortunately Governor Romneys plan doesnt do it.

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I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.

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Gov. Romney has called for $5 trillion of tax cuts that he says he's going to pay for by closing deductions. The…

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Nobody likes taxes. I would prefer that none of us had to pay taxes, including myself.

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So lets agree right here, right now: No side issues. No drama. Pass the payroll tax cut without delay.

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My finely honed political instincts tell me that almost nobody believes that they should be paying higher taxes.

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Medicare in particular will run out of money, and we will not be able to sustain that program no matter how much…

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There has to be revenue in addition to cuts. Now, Governor Romney has ruled out revenue. He's ruled out revenue.

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When you add up all the loopholes and deductions that upper-income individuals can...are currently taking advantage of, you take those all away,…

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I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of…

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The most expensive care we can give, we're giving those Americans without insurance. It's kind of stupid that we're fighting the notion…

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To the extent that we've got a fiscal crisis right now, part of it is prompted by a bullheaded insistence on the…

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Is this money well spent? This is taxpayer money, it is going to be adding to the deficit short term and if…

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If you look at countries like South Africa, where you had a black majority, there have been efforts to tax and help…

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Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've…

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In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will…

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No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell…

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I'll go anywhere and I'll do whatever it takes to get this done. It's too important for Washington to screw this up.…

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In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent…

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I want to reform the tax code so that it's simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on…

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I remember when I was in Chicago and data started coming out that when black folks walk into an auto dealership, and…

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I love listening to these guys give us lectures about debt and deficits. I inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. ... This notion that…

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One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked…

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Sometimes I wonder how much of these debates have to do with the desire, the legitimate desire, for that history to be…

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Bill Clinton tried the approach that I'm talking about. We created 23 million new jobs. We went from deficit to surplus. And…

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The way we do it is $2.50 for every cut, we ask for $1 of additional revenue, paid for, as I indicated…

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My tax plan will cut taxes for 95 percent of workers, because we need to put money back into the pockets of…

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We need a tax code that truly helps working Americans trying to get a leg up in the new economy.

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Now is our best chance for bipartisan, comprehensive tax reform that encourages job creation & helps bring down the deficit.

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Many of us were kind of irritated with Obama for larding it with tax cut, which we didn't think was going to…

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[T]hese tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are also the tax cuts that are least likely to promote growth.

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What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

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I dont believe that another round of tax breaks for millionaires will bring good jobs to our shores, or pay down our…

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The American people deserve a tax code that helps small businesses spend less time filling out complicated forms.

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Medicare in particular, will run out of money, and we will not be able to sustain that program.

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We need to change our tax code so that people like me & an awful lot of Members of Congress, pay our…

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