[T]he burden of government is not measured by how much it taxes, but by how much it spends. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Is a gesture of charity genuine or is it a kind of deep moral tax write-off? — Padgett Powell Copy Share Image
By the way, my tax cut is the biggest since Ronald Reagan. I'm very proud of it. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
We should reduce total government spending as a percentage of the economy. — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
I love to pay taxes. I know when I'm paying taxes I'm making money. — Colonel Tom Parker Copy Share Image
There is nothing sinister in so arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats. — Tom Cole Copy Share Image
We act in a pragmatic and careful manner. We reduce spending on budget items that do not constitute a priority. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
A money-financed tax cut is essentially equivalent to Milton Friedman's famous 'helicopter drop' of money. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The Original Sin which brought us to the brink of bankruptcy and dictatorship was the Federal Income Tax Amendment and its illegitimate… — Tom Anderson Copy Share Image
Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We believe in lowering taxes for everyone, and those tax reductions should be targeted at people with middle and modest incomes, and… — Pierre Poilievre Copy Share Image
Tax can be structured in a way that actually encourages investment in infrastructure and encourages investment in Australia from overseas. — Andrew Forrest Copy Share Image
I think that the best things that governments can do for productivity is not whack on new taxes and, if we can… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
I forget what the relevant American rate is, but I can tell you that our goal is to have a combined federal-provincial… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary… — Judd Gregg Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
After almost 50 years in which federal spending averaged about 20 percent of GDP, Joe Sestak and Nancy Pelosi took federal spending… — Pat Toomey Copy Share Image
What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I gave my legs to protect our way of life and the prosperity of the American Dream, and now, President Biden is… — Brian Mast Copy Share Image
When Ralph Goodale tried to tax Income Trusts they showed us where they stood, they showed us their attitude towards raiding Seniors… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
Where taxes are concerned, there are two clear-cut points of view. There are those who think they're too high and those who… — Burt Prelutsky Copy Share Image
All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
On issue after issue, the polls - and these are not snapshot polls; these are polls over a consistent period of time… — Katrina vanden Heuvel Copy Share Image
Barack Obama is talking about cutting taxes. On net, he is a tax cutter. But the difference between Obama and John McCain… — Jared Bernstein Copy Share Image
You, as a wage earner have to pay your taxes every year on your income for that year. So if you have… — David Cay Johnston Copy Share Image
Congress has all sorts of rules, hedge fund managers, private equity managers, executives, movie stars, fall into that allow them to escape… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Bliss—a-second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, conscious—lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
I think that they hoped the private sector would come in. And the private sector tried to come in until they saw… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
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