My original business plan? To work hard, get 300 clients in the Rochester area, and live happily ever after. — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
By the end of 1978, we had 11 partners and six franchisees, we were operating in 22 cities, and we had about 6,000 clients.… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
Most people don't understand the Electoral College; they don't know why it exists. — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
A lot of politicians say they want to get people out to vote; sometimes you can't totally believe they really want that. — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
What made me this way was watching my father go through bad employment experiences. When I was 17, and he was 65, I saw… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
The National Popular Vote is about getting states to convert from the winner-take-all rule. The states that pass the legislation will assign all their… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
I've been paying a lot of money in state income taxes, and I've been happy to do it, but when this last thing happened,… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
I came up with the idea for what later became Paychex in 1970 when I was working for Electronic Accounting Systems, a company that… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
In New York, the average total state and local tax burden is $5,260 for every man, woman and child. That's by far the highest… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
We picked a great marketplace. We were a pioneer in payroll processing for very small companies. And we had the perseverance and good fortune… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
Politicians like to talk about incentives - for businesses to relocate, for example, or to get folks to buy local. — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
I'm not possessed about owning the Buffalo Bills, just as I wasn't possessed about owning the Buffalo Sabres. — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
If you have fewer teenagers having children, they could focus more on their vocational development. — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
I love New York. But how much should it cost to call New York home? Decades of out-of-control budgets, spending hikes, and relentless borrowing… — Tom Golisano Copy Share Image
