Not surprisingly, some of the super-rich declined to join the Patriotic Millionaires when the Agenda Project reached out to them. At least… — Joe Conason Copy Share Image
Successful businesses create jobs; that is true. But the notion that if we cut taxes enough for the very rich and for… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Smokers in our culture are hated and despised. Smokers, people look down on 'em, don't want anything to do with them. Smokers… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
When you start cutting government expenditure, at some point you are cutting essential services rather than excessive services. So you have to… — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they'd have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had… — Gary Krist Copy Share Image
Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but… — Mark Dayton Copy Share Image
I think that taxes have to exist. They should exist at the lowest possible level, and to the extent that we can,… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
79 senators, including that great conservative Elizabeth Warren, said they didn't like the medical device tax, so we will go at that… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
Listen, I think what's best for the economy and to create jobs is to extend all of the current tax rates -… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
We have to get the tax revenues up. That means we have to get back to a healthy American economy, grow the… — Mick Mulvaney Copy Share Image
The introduction of a substantial Government transfer tax on all transactions might prove the most serviceable reform available,with a view to mitigating… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
Every time we've had a pro-growth fundamental tax reform, be it under President Reagan, President Kennedy - you can even go all… — Jeb Hensarling Copy Share Image
I am willing to work with anybody who wants to have a serious conversation about our fiscal future. We're not going to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Nature has endowed the earth with glorious wonders and vast resources that we may use for our own ends. Regardless of our… — Charles Kellogg Copy Share Image
When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward… — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
The Democrats would want to keep the taxes. And Republicans want to do away with taxes that are driving up the costs… — John Thune Copy Share Image
The corruption of freedom is in proportion to the moral deterioration of the people. For a people who have lost their sense… — Frank Chodorov Copy Share Image
Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems.… — Bob Beauprez Copy Share Image
The data does not support that high-income tax cuts are the main drivers of growth, so I don't think that uncertainty over… — Austan Goolsbee Copy Share Image
Rather than showing themselves to be an ally to the middle class by ending the AMT or repealing it for years to… — Ellen Tauscher Copy Share Image
I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered… — John Key Copy Share Image
Experience tells us that we do not need more overspending or higher taxes to grow jobs. We do not need more regulations… — Tim Walberg Copy Share Image
Your generosity is reflected in what you do with your own money, not in what you do with other people's money. If… — Arnold Kling Copy Share Image
Now, I do think when we move into 2012 and '13 when, presumably, the economy is on firmer ground, I would allow… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
It's not about what the speaker wants. It's not about necessarily what I want. There's two other principles involved here. It's what… — Tim Huelskamp Copy Share Image
The average tax payer is not a big voluntary supporter of the arts. The only art that the average taxpayer buys voluntarily… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
If you look at the fact that the best chance we have for a good economy is the private sector. The government… — Tim Scott Copy Share Image
An unrealized capital gains tax will empower the federal government to access the private transactions of Americans, needlessly expand bureaucracy in Washington,… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
I commend the parents who are sending their children to a Catholic school, because they're making a sacrifice, and they're paying twice… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
In the Eisenhower era, when earnings over $400,000 were subject to 91 percent taxes and the world was a smaller place, you… — Michael Shnayerson Copy Share Image
Cutting taxes is not bad. But if you cut taxes on the wealthy, which is what they wanted to do, you're not… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
“Just what do we tax under our current system? Work, that’s what. Hard work and productivity. The harder you work, the more… — Neal Boortz Copy Share Image
Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty:… — Ruth Ann Minner Copy Share Image
We've spent half the expenditures, we've wrecked our budget on all these other domestic programs, and the only justification for it, in… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
How about no income tax at all on people over 65? People would continue working, remain healthier, not be an economic and… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Bush has legitimized a huge expansion of the welfare state, liberalizing immigration, and using force for democratization abroad. All the next Democratic… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
