When I write my annual tax column, some ex-IRS agent will complain, "There you go IRS bashing again." They're always saying that… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
And the trajectory that our debt is taking now beyond $14 trillion is going to have an impact on our currency. It… — Jon Huntsman, Jr Copy Share Image
First, the oil and gas business pays its fair share of taxes. Despite the current debate on energy taxes, few businesses pay… — John S. Watson Copy Share Image
We do have a difference, though, when it comes to definitions of small business. Under, under my plan, 97 percent of small… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We very much hope that as we get growth that we can reduce the burden of taxation, that we can reduce income… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I wanted to live the life my characters were living, so I rented a yacht and sailed from Naples to Capri before… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
Tax increases slow economic growth. Why would you raise taxes? We need to reform spending, the tens of trillions of unfunded liabilities… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
This is a landmark opportunity for all that live and work in the Yukon. The Territory is now one step closer to… — Alison Thompson Copy Share Image
Public demand for better services requires increased revenue, but international market competition for capital and labour drives down the ability of any… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
I am now being criticized (by the opposition) for being irresponsible for saying 'I will not raise the consumption tax rate while… — Junichiro Koizumi Copy Share Image
Now the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of things people don't understand. Take the Einstein theory. Take… — Dalton Trumbo Copy Share Image
The best thing government can do now is get out of the way and let small businesses innovate, hire and grow. Unfortunately,… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
In the Washington soft money game, big business and big labor are accomplices working together to protect the mushy middle of big… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Far as I know, Legal Aid was invented to help poor people fight wrongs; [the criminals] are abusing the system, and the… — Andrew Barrett Copy Share Image
Much fiscal policy is implemented, not through spending increases, but through tax credits and other so-called tax expenditures. The markets should respond… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many Republicans have what I call a 'tax-cut syndrome' where they have never seen a tax cut they didn't really like and… — Peter George Peterson Copy Share Image
Social Security is a widely popular program because the individual has been deceived by the Statist to believe that the government has… — Mark Levin Copy Share Image
Even if you assume that the whole economy would work better had we never had double taxation, having the envy and resentment… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
In my judgment, we have to avoid, at all costs, tax increases. That would be the worst possible thing to do and… — Meg Whitman Copy Share Image
Every good citizen should be willing to devote a brief time during some one day in the year, when necessary, to the… — Cordell Hull Copy Share Image
President Obama, I voted for him. I think he's a mature politician, but here's what happened. Obama wanted a green economy. He… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
And then you've got Lieberman, who is for the war. And thinks the tax cuts could really help. He's basically for people… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I don't go tanning anymore because Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning. I feel like he did that intentionally for… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
We have to band together, but the thing in America is that people are terrified of losing their jobs... Maybe California needs… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
The debt ceiling at some point has to be raised. I don't think there's anybody that questions the fact that if we… — Bob Corker Copy Share Image
In these times of the 'Great Recession', we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
I want to throw up because we're supposed to quietly and politely make house in this killing machine called America and pay… — David Wojnarowicz Copy Share Image
“Obama accused the Republicans of giving “more than $1 trillion in new tax breaks to the wealthy” and argued that it was… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a… — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
The Obama administration seems to be following what might be called 'the Detroit pattern increasing taxes, harassing businesses, and pandering to unions.… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Another agency - the IRS - did not do as well under Republicans who control Congress. The IRS is largely flatlined in… — Susan Davis Copy Share Image
Relaxation is a physical and moral necessity. Animals, even to the simplest and dullest, have their games, their sports, their diversions. The… — Horace Greeley Copy Share Image
Ours is a system of corporate socialism, where companies capitalize their profits and socialize their losses…in effect, they tax you for their… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
People can yawn all they want when a conservative mentions the tax system. But there is no doubt that when we have… — Pierre Poilievre Copy Share Image
No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Political figures who talk a lot about liberty and freedom invariably turn out to mean the freedom to not pay taxes and… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
As I examine progressive revenue options, I want to make sure wealthy individuals and businesses pay their fair share, that we reduce… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
![“Far as I know, Legal Aid was invented to help poor people fight wrongs; [the criminals] are abusing the system, and the damned lawyers help them do it. They're all sticking two fingers up at them who pay their taxes. And I'll tell you sommat for free, Sir George, them who pays the taxes are…” quote by Andrew Barrett](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b04/andrew-barrett-26642_aids_far-as-i-know-legal-aid-was-invented-to_1653369.jpg)
