Tax cuts Quotes · Page 3

Without the triggers, that tax cut is irreponsible fiscal policy. Eventually, I think that will be the consensus view.

— Alan Greenspan

The right wing has an ecosystem that is funded by billionaires who want tax cuts.

— Cenk Uygur

I don't hear anything from Trump about tax increases. I hear tax cuts from him. I hear tax reform from him.

— Rush Limbaugh

If the Trump tax cuts get extended or made permanent, I think there have to be pay-fors.

— Scott Bessent

Tax cuts create more jobs and this is something we as Republicans have to do a better job of marketing.

— Pete Sessions

During his campaign, [Donald] Trump promised the biggest tax cut since Ronald Reagan's conservative revolution in the 1980s.

— Kelly McEvers

I still believe a majority of Republicans are for income tax cuts.

— Mary Fallin

On GOP Tax Cuts: They'll take food out of the mouths of children to give tax cuts to the wealthiest.

— Nancy Pelosi

The House okayed the gasoline tax cut, which will increase the deficit, line the pockets of the oil companies, and hurt the…

— Bill Maher

That is what happened in 2010. The administration and the leadership of the Republicans thought, 'Well, we're making a deal together; we're…

— Austan Goolsbee

Notably, the Trump tax cuts also doubled the child tax credit, reducing the tax burden on working families so that they have…

— Lara Trump

I wish they weren't called the 'Bush tax cuts.' If they're called some other body's tax cuts, they're probably less likely to…

— George W. Bush

Today's tax cuts provide yet another illustration of the Republicans' fiscally irresponsible economic policies that ignore the needs of America's middle class,…

— Ellen Tauscher

You know, compromise can't be a dirty word in American politics. There's plenty to argue about. Trump administration is still talking about…

— Hillary Clinton

Republicans believe that tax cuts can build buildings, all sorts of miraculous things. A lot of Democrats and liberals believe that spending…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

I wonder... if the Republican Party really wants to be branded right now as the party of tax cuts and torture? I…

— Chris Matthews

Now, Governor Romney and I do share a deep interest in encouraging small-business growth. So at the same time that my tax…

— Barack Obama

You've worked hard all your life. You've paid Medicare taxes for almost 30 years. But under the Republican plan, Medicare won't be…

— David Frum

In a sense, George W. Bush has used the tragedy of the terrorist attacks of September 11th and the nightmarish expansion of…

— Sidney Blumenthal

You've got to either say you're going to cut taxes and find some spending cuts. I think we ought to reform long-term…

— Anonymous

Conservatives need to figure out a way to motivate by reason and persuade through emotion. Meaning that when they talk about our…

— Andrea Tantaros

In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent…

— Barack Obama

I cannot in good conscience vote in favor of tax cuts, irrespective of their size, or to which segment of the population…

— John McCain

There's one big difference between me and the others - I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it…

— John McCain

Tax cuts for the rich defund the critical public programs on which American families depend.

— Tom Steyer

If, if more stimulus means more tax cuts to small businesses, if, if more stimulus means middle class tax cuts, then I'm…

— Alexi Giannoulias

The older Democratic party focused on equality of opportunity, economic growth and targeted tax cuts.

— Vernon Jones

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?

— Peg Bracken

There are a lot of things you can say about the Bush tax cuts, but you can't say they didn't work.

— Phil Gramm

Temporary tax cuts don't create permanent confidence, nor permanent jobs.

— Mark McKinnon

If a tax cut increases government revenues, you haven't cut taxes enough.

— Milton Friedman

Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment's not that big an issue.

— Alexi Giannoulias

The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.

— Steve Forbes

[T]hese tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are also the tax cuts that are least likely to promote growth.

— Barack Obama

Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.

— Steve Chabot

Many of us were kind of irritated with Obama for larding it with tax cut, which we didn't think was going to…

— Barack Obama

Tax cuts are one of many ways to stimulate the economy. Building infrastructure, for example, is another.

— Richard Thaler

We will also never bring up the permanent tax cut the president is advocating.

— Tom Daschle

You [Hillary Clinton] are going to approve one of the biggest tax cuts in history.

— Donald Trump

So let's give another big tax cut to the super-rich. That'll teach bin Laden a lesson he won't soon forget.

— Kurt Vonnegut