Taxes Quotes · Page 94

Why, who cries out on pride that can therein tax any private party? Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea…

— William Shakespeare

One measure for promoting both stability and fairness across financial market segments is a small sales tax on all financial transactions.

— Noam Chomsky

Our tax plan by the way shows the vast, vast majority of Americans, upwards of 96 percent can fill out their taxes…

— Paul Ryan

Grow jobs. Get this economy growing. Raise wages. Simplify the tax system, so it's easy to comply with.

— Paul Ryan

That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure…

— Payne Stewart

For the fifth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts city core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks. And once…

— Anthony Weiner

If we're going to have an unconventional budget, we probably need an unconventional process to get there.

— Anthony Foxx

“The predominant view was that budgets should be balanced and money supplies tightened. This, as we know today, only made matters worse.”

— Timothy Snyder

Unlike the American inventions and achievements that have expanded horizons of possibility, our nation's tax code has become an excessive burden that…

— Kevin Brady

Before Congress cuts funding for Head Start, Social Security, and financial aid for college, we have got to make sure that large,…

— Bernie Sanders

And pray, who are you?" Said the Violet blue To the Bee, with surprise, At his wonderful size, In her eyeglass of…

— John B. Tabb

I think first of all, let me...let me repeat...let me repeat what I said. I'm not in favor of a $5 trillion…

— Mitt Romney

Edmund Wilson was our greatest American literary critic because he was more than a literary critic: He was a fearless, even radical…

— Edward Abbey

To the extent that we've got a fiscal crisis right now, part of it is prompted by a bullheaded insistence on the…

— Barack Obama

I think any public policy that doesn't account for the fact that most CO2 emissions don't come from the United States, but…

— Todd Young

You know, I like to think that I will subscribe very much to the core Republican principles of small government. Making a…

— Meg Whitman

To alter the money value of commodities, by altering the value of money, and yet to raise the same money amount by…

— David Ricardo

I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in…

— Questlove

I'm not gonna give the British Government the joy of keeping taxing me. They don't tax art. And all my cars are…

— Jay Kay

If we want to jack up the tax rates on the really rich, the amounts of money that would bring in are…

— Charles Murray

If you want to help the poor, help the poor, and with your own time and money. Liberals prefer to do it…

— Kevin Hassett

I just want to be married, or just engaged. Basically, I just want a ring. And the tax break.

— Christina Ricci

Everything depends on a good job - strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to…

— Bob Taft

Joe Biden would destroy jobs, raise our taxes, and throw away the lives of countless unborn children.

— Daniel Cameron

Some of the huge tax breaks that we gave to the wealthiest 1 percent of the population in this country during the…

— Danny K. Davis

For decades, American companies, large and small, have been competing with one hand tied behind their backs thanks to our unfair, outdated…

— Kevin Brady

Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.

— Jacob Lew

Taxes can set the level of activity around which the economy fluctuates, but they have very little effect on the fluctuations themselves.

— Kevin Hassett

Not surprisingly, extensive effort in Britain and America goes into finding tax shelter. the system is "efficient" for the shelter industry, not…

— Robert Kuttner

Im sick and tired of politicians beating up on the IRS. We have the best and fairest tax-collection system in the world.

— Charles Rangel

[ Tax cut ] will create tremendous numbers of new jobs. But regulations, [Hillary Clinton] are going to regulate these businesses out of existence.

— Donald Trump

Speaking of tax fairness, it was Senator Kerry who voted to increase the income tax on senior citizens on Social Security, earning…

— William Weld

People listen to me, and they hear about a government they want, a government... that will cut spending, cut taxes, that will…

— Carl Paladino

Now is our best chance for bipartisan, comprehensive tax reform that encourages job creation & helps bring down the deficit.

— Barack Obama

Obama just helped GOP limit tax increases. He created Obama tax cuts that are nearly identical to Bush tax cuts. Except they're…

— Anonymous

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

— Richard Thaler

Spending our tax dollars on actually preventing crimes, instead of pursuing death sentences after they've already been committed, will assure us we…

— Gil Garcetti

The Democrats believe that if God did not want them to raise taxes, He would not have created the Internal Revenue Service.

— Dave Barry

“och, here is the gauger newly from London, and we hae Clunes making couthy with him, nae respect fur the fact it’s…

— Anonymous

Rather than leaving everything to market and competition, I will put emphasis on the government and private sector working together for socioeconomic…

— Fumio Kishida