The U.S. is the country that invented progressive taxation of income and of inherited wealth in the 1910s and '20s. — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
You know what isn't class warfare? Progressive taxation, as in, say, expecting billionaires to pay at least as much in taxes as… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Yeah, I am in favor of migration. But I am also in favor of education. But at the same time, I am… — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
I believe in a graduated income tax on big fortunes, and in . . . a graduated inheritance tax on big fortunes,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
For a very small expence the public can facilitate, can encourage, and can even impose upon almost the whole body of the… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
You've got to of course create jobs, you've got to increase the tax base, but progressive taxation those limited powers that we… — Humza Yousaf Copy Share Image
Many argue that graduates earn a 'premium' because of their education, and should have to pay their way. I agree, and that's… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
I'm willing to fight for Social Security, Medicare, student loans, U.S. jobs, equal pay, progressive taxation and full employment. — Alan Grayson Copy Share Image
The philosophy underlying the system of progressive taxation is that the income and wealth of the well-to-do classes can be freely tapped.… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
The liberals who demanded equality of taxation on behalf of the poor, for instance, did not imagine that they would obtain progressive… — Vilfredo Pareto Copy Share Image
Taxes are necessary. But the system of discriminatory taxation universally accepted under the misleading name of progressive taxation of income and inheritance… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Who can begrudge the generosity of the wealthy, you might say. Wherever you stand on the concentration of wealth and power in… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, of course, we would still be arguing for free education. If I was starting with a blank sheet… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
The necessaries of life occasion the great expense of the poor. They find it difficult to get food, and the greater part… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“What did trust, cooperation, progressive taxation and the interventionist state bequeath to western societies in the decades following 1945? The short answer… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
“One $7 million advertising campaign ran this advertisement: “When you die, the IRS can bury your family in crippling tax bills. It… — Ray D. Madoff Copy Share Image
Progressive taxation of income and profits means that precisely those parts of the income which people would have saved and invested are… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
