Taxes Quotes by George W. Bush

39 Taxes quotes by George W. Bush

George W. Bush argues that using taxpayers’ money to keep Wall Street liquid can protect the country from a depression. He notes that tax breaks often favor the rich, and he insists that raising taxes should never happen for ordinary families.

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A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness.

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My pan plays down an unprecedented amount of our national debt.

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If you raise taxes during a recession, you head to depression.

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It is not Reaganesque to support a tax plan that is Clinton in nature.

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Get ready; if the Democrats take the House, your taxes are going up.

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I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them.

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Democrats don't want you to know what their tax plans are. They just don't want you to know.

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Americans spend 6 billion hours a year filling out their tax reforms.

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I'm asking Congress to pass my Zero Down Payment Initiative. We should remove the 3 percent down payment rule for first time…

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The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our…

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And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

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A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. And the facts are that thousands of small businesses-Hispanically owned or…

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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…

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Using tax payers' money to provide liquidity to Wall Street so that the country wouldn't head into a depression was the right…

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Some of you in this room support higher taxes. I welcome your enthusiasm and am glad to report that the IRS takes…

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Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand…

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The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget to not only reduce all marginal rates, but to eliminate the…

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The budget caps were busted, mightily so. And we are reviewing with people like Judd Gregg from New Hampshire and others some…

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In the past we entrusted money to the government sector and the government sector simply did not spend the money wisely. And…

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And what's interesting, and I don't think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created…

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Democrats in Washington predicted that tax cuts would not create jobs, would not increase wages, and would cause the federal deficit to…

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Look, this is a man, he's got great numbers. He talks about numbers. I'm beginning to think not only did he invent…

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I faced a lot of criticism as president. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass…

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If you take all the food aid, America is by far the most generous country. If you take the direct aid, we're…

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The best way to encourage economic vitality and growth is to let people keep their own money.When you spend your own money,…

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If I were a candidate for running, I'd say, "Look at what the economy has done." It's strong. We've created a lot…

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I think most people, when they take a look at the candidates and the positions of the candidates, realize that protecting this…

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We passed law that encouraged consumption through different purchasing habits like, you know, hybrid vehicles. You buy hybrid, you get a tax…

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Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes.

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The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason - to pass the tax bill on to you.

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Most people in America understand that the rich people hire good accountants and figure out how not to necessarily pay all the…

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I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society.

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If most of the breaks go to wealthy people it's because most of the people who pay taxes are wealthy.

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I understand gas prices are like a hidden tax - not a hidden tax; it's taking money out of people's pockets. I…

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Mr. Vice President, in all due respect, it is-I'm not sure 80 percent of the people get the death tax. I know…

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I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You…

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I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth.

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I hope that's what the taxpayers of Great Britain expect, is expect us to, when we make investments in countries, that they…

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Think about that. Two hundred and eighty-five new or expanded programs, $2 trillion more in new spending, and not one new bureaucrat…

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