Relaxation is a physical and moral necessity. Animals, even to the simplest and dullest, have their games, their sports, their diversions. The… — Horace Greeley Copy Share Image
People can yawn all they want when a conservative mentions the tax system. But there is no doubt that when we have… — Pierre Poilievre Copy Share Image
Political figures who talk a lot about liberty and freedom invariably turn out to mean the freedom to not pay taxes and… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish… — George Washington Copy Share Image
As I examine progressive revenue options, I want to make sure wealthy individuals and businesses pay their fair share, that we reduce… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
Even if you assume that the whole economy would work better had we never had double taxation, having the envy and resentment… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Every good citizen should be willing to devote a brief time during some one day in the year, when necessary, to the… — Cordell Hull Copy Share Image
In my judgment, we have to avoid, at all costs, tax increases. That would be the worst possible thing to do and… — Meg Whitman Copy Share Image
President Obama, I voted for him. I think he's a mature politician, but here's what happened. Obama wanted a green economy. He… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
And then you've got Lieberman, who is for the war. And thinks the tax cuts could really help. He's basically for people… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I don't go tanning anymore because Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning. I feel like he did that intentionally for… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
The debt ceiling at some point has to be raised. I don't think there's anybody that questions the fact that if we… — Bob Corker Copy Share Image
We have to band together, but the thing in America is that people are terrified of losing their jobs... Maybe California needs… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
We had a $10 billion budget deficit when we got here in January of 2003. We cut that budget deficit; we did… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
Using political power, the elite can induce local authorities to facilitate enclosure and privatisation of land, water, and other hitherto public amenities.… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Broadly shared progress can be achieved with policies that are designed specifically to benefit consumers and workers. And such policies need not… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs is considered an amazing genius and made billions of dollars. Sure, we overlook that he didn't pay his share of… — Tom Green Copy Share Image
It seems to me that there must be an ecological limit to the number of paper pushers the earth can sustain, and… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
We must reduce the lavish tax giveaways enjoyed for too long by too many businesses without regard for their poor return on… — John Bel Edwards Copy Share Image
Most Americans need to be told discrimination against trans people is against the law. Instead of looking at us as people, they… — Carmen Carrera Copy Share Image
The American people have made it clear that they don't want more government control, expansion of the IRS, vaccine mandates, higher taxes,… — Nicole Malliotakis Copy Share Image
They're saying no. They're holding hostage the middle class tax cut to the super wealthy. And on top of that, they've got… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Every nation-state tends towards the imperial - that is the point. Through banks, armies, secret police, propaganda, courts and jails, treaties, taxes,… — Daniel Berrigan Copy Share Image
The premise of my whole campaign has been not that people need to believe what I say to them, but they need… — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
You walk into any supermarket or any shopping mall and ask the public what they are worried about. Not one of them… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
Besides the devastating impact that the Ryan budget has directly on individuals, it does nothing to support job creation or our global… — Albio Sires Copy Share Image
Many tax experts say a key element to any fundamental overhaul is getting rid of certain deductions for businesses - the 'special-interest… — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
President Obama likes to talk about the Buffett Rule. Well, here's a Buffett Rule that all Americans should be able to support:… — Rob Portman Copy Share Image
I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
White people won't give you nothing because in their minds you don't deserve nothing. If the schools close, the hell with that… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
Life may unfold chronologically for the body and for bureaucracies that keep track of such things as births, marriages, deaths, visas, tax… — Ariel Dorfman Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is a master salesman. And he creates his own reality. So if he tells you, "This is a middle-class tax… — David Cay Johnston Copy Share Image
“[A] Harvard University study [showed] that, on average, about 22 percent of what you pay for any consumer item or service represents… — Neal Boortz Copy Share Image
In general, anyone who paid the long distance telephone tax will get the refund on their 2006 federal income tax return. This… — Virgil Goode Copy Share Image
If this taxation exemptions for Church were rescinded, our property taxes would be substantially lowered, and those who rent houses and apartments… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
The billionaires pay an effective tax rate lower than nurses or truck drivers. That makes no sense at all. There has to… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Nobody expects the tax collector to be a friend, but one does expect the government to apply its mind to making payments… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
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