--- title: "10 Raised Taxes Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Raised Taxes quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Raised Taxes sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/mike-huckabee-1433_approval_raised-some-taxes-based-on-court-orders_1049437.png" --- > [Raised some taxes based on court orders and voter approval.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-huckabee/raised-some-taxes-based-on-court-orders-and-voter-approval/) [Mike Huckabee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-huckabee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/mike-huckabee-1433_approval_raised-some-taxes-based-on-court-orders_1049437.png) > [Please give reason. Raised taxes; marching us off to war again; approved more NSA snooping. WHO ARE THEY?!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-drudge/please-give-reason-raised-taxes-marching-us-off-to-war-again-approved/) [Matt Drudge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-drudge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/matt-drudge-12582_approved_please-give-reason-raised-taxes-marching_1029978.jpg) > [Congress has changed the Social Security system over time, and over 20 times in the past Congress has raised taxes on Social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chocola/congress-has-changed-the-social-security-system-over-time-and-over-20/) [Chris Chocola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chocola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/017/chris-chocola-22748_changed_congress-has-changed-the-social-security_2370804.jpg) > [ \[George Bush\] has raised taxes on the people driving pickup trucks and lowered taxes on the people riding in limousines. We can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/george-bush-has-raised-taxes-on-the-people-driving-pickup-trucks-and/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/william-j-clinton-302_can-do_george-bush-has-raised-taxes-on-the-peop_833752.jpg) > [There once was a man name Barack, Whose re-election came as a shock. He raised the taxes I pay, And then turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colbert/there-once-was-a-man-name-barack-whose-re-election-came-as-a-shock-he/) [Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/stephen-colbert-503_barack_there-once-was-a-man-name-barack-whose-r_2482468.jpg) > [We're in a very Orwellian situation where when we - we've slashed defense. And we've raised taxes. And we consider $600 billion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/we-re-in-a-very-orwellian-situation-where-when-we-we-ve-slashed/) [Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/victor-davis-hanson-5043_annuals_we-re-in-a-very-orwellian-situation-wher_1331229.png) > [In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perry/in-michigan-a-liberal-democrat-raised-taxes-and-kept-their-government/) [Rick Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/rick-perry-1638_democrat_in-michigan-a-liberal-democrat-raised-ta_2478024.png) > [“The Boston Tea Party was a protest against an unelected leader who raised taxes, while Obama was an elected leader who had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/the-boston-tea-party-was-a-protest-against-an-unelected-leader-who/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/jane-mayer-1031_boston-tea-party_the-boston-tea-party-was-a-protest-again_717170.jpg) > [That's an important Obama accomplishment: he raised taxes back to Bill Clinton levels, and made a major dent in inequality doing so.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-chait/that-s-an-important-obama-accomplishment-he-raised-taxes-back-to-bill/) [Jonathan Chait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-chait/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/jonathan-chait-14941_accomplishment_that-s-an-important-obama-accomplishment_430369.png) > [Reagan is held up to us as an example of never raising taxes. Correction: Reagan raised taxes six of his eight years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-jarecki/reagan-is-held-up-to-us-as-an-example-of-never-raising-taxes/) [Eugene Jarecki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-jarecki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/eugene-jarecki-16452_changed_reagan-is-held-up-to-us-as-an-example-of_1769976.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/raised-taxes/#itemlist", "name": "Raised Taxes Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Raised some taxes based on court orders and voter approval.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Huckabee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-huckabee/raised-some-taxes-based-on-court-orders-and-voter-approval/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/mike-huckabee-1433_approval_raised-some-taxes-based-on-court-orders_1049437.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/mike-huckabee-1433_approval_raised-some-taxes-based-on-court-orders_1049437.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/mike-huckabee-1433_approval_raised-some-taxes-based-on-court-orders_1049437.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Raised some taxes based on court orders and voter approval.” — Mike Huckabee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Please give reason. 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