Tax Quotes · Page 5

Tax reform exists, sort of, as an outline - miles away from being actual passed legislation.

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

I'd think people would want me to follow the law and pay only what the tax code requires.

— Mitt Romney

We cannot allow American taxpayers to foot the bill for tax revenue grabs in Europe and elsewhere.

— Kevin Brady

Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. It's not a popular position.

— Bill Gates

We need a tax code that propels businesses to success rather than punishing them for their success.

— Kay Ivey

America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Everybody should pay some tax, just as everybody should vote.

— Amity Shlaes

We need to continue to make the Missouri tax code simple and fair.

— Mike Parson

An unrealized capital gains tax will empower the federal government to access the private transactions of Americans, needlessly expand bureaucracy in Washington,…

— Byron Donalds

I've voted in some cases to remove and reduce tax breaks for the oil industry in other cases I've voted not to…

— Jeff Bingaman

If giving tax breaks to millionaires created jobs or grew our economy, I would be in favor of them, but they are…

— Tim Walz

Though the Income Tax Act obliges even non-residents to pay tax on incomes earned in India, many foreign institutional investors avoided paying…

— Prashant Bhushan

The gas tax has been the backbone of the transportation system since the inception of the Interstate highway system in the 1950s.

— Anthony Foxx

Each and every year, the United States loses an estimated $100 billion a year in tax revenues due to offshore tax abuses…

— Bernie Sanders

By the time I got the notoriety to get bigger sponsors, the sponsorship tax had already taken effect, but I still had…

— Carlos Condit

The A.M.T. is a parallel system for calculating tax liability intended to ensure that high-income taxpayers pay a substantial amount in federal…

— James B. Stewart

We have a tax code whose complications and levels of unfairness and levels of choosing people to give tax breaks to and…

— Barry Diller

All those predictions about how much economic growth will be created by this, all of those new jobs, would be created by…

— Anthony Weiner

While restoring a sense of fiscal discipline to Congress is a top priority, infrastructure spending is an important and necessary task of…

— Cynthia Lummis

Members of Congress who want to get things done, they need partners who want to move the ball forward on big issues…

— Elise Stefanik

I was looking for a new challenge and got an interest in trying to make a difference for families. You become more…

— Jim Jordan

We all want a simpler code, but tax reform is about much more. It is about ensuring that everyone pays their fair…

— Charles B. Rangel

To some, a cap-and-trade system might sound like a neat approach where the market sorts everything out. But in fact, in some…

— Bjorn Lomborg

President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those earning more than $250,000 a year. Increasing…

— Christina Romer

If I have to do my tax online, the government should pay for my Internet hook-up, darling.

— Craig Revel Horwood

I think the first thing we should do is abolish the income tax.

— Subramanian Swamy

Tax rates should never be raised in some brackets without being raised in all brackets.

— Bradley A. Smith

If you earn a lot of money you should pay a lot of tax.

— Frank Skinner

We need a strong, vibrant economy to produce the tax revenue to fund our military.

— Mac Thornberry

I said a vote to leave would be a Brexit tax. I couldn't think of anything stronger than that.

— Jose Angel Gurria

If someone's getting a tax cut, I'm not upset that they're getting a tax cut. I'm really not upset.

— Gary Cohn

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

— Mario Monti

“A salary is a tax employers pay, every four weeks, for putting an employee’s dream on hold.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Tax policy should reflect a country's values and address its problems.

— Joseph Stiglitz

Let's face reality. To ensure Hong Kong remains competitive, we have to uphold a very low tax regime.

— Carrie Lam

Most economies have a fair amount of tax evasion, depending on how their data systems are.

— Abhijit Banerjee

We have 35 different criteria when deciding on the location of a data centre. Tax is one of them.

— Jean-Philippe Courtois

I think that our tax system is an example of the many ways in which working people have been betrayed.

— Zohran Mamdani

A single tax return for Quebecers will eliminate unnecessary paperwork for families and businesses.

— Andrew Scheer

The American people expect their government to manage their hard-earned tax dollars responsibly.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith