I would say that things like the head tax in Seattle I think are super dangerous for cities to implement. What company… — Andy Jassy Copy Share Image
Every tax, however, is to the person who pays it a badge, not of slavery but of liberty. It denotes that he… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“And while it sounds bad to hear that Americans underpay their taxes by nearly one-fifth, the tax economist Joel Slemrod estimates that… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
Economy is the first and great article (economy such as I understand it) in my financial creed. The controversy between direct and… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
The Tax Code today is more complicated than ever, and the very people on the Republican side who denounce the Tax Code's… — Richard Neal Copy Share Image
I agreed with everything he was saying when he ran for president. I was listening to what he said. I go, this… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
Too many members of Congress are too involved in grabbing what they can for their states or districts without enough emphasis on… — John Ensign Copy Share Image
Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the nation of the strings of the public… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It looks like [Donald] Trump's plan has the potential to actually move the needle on economic growth because he wants to lower… — Maria Bartiromo Copy Share Image
It's not about what the speaker wants. It's not about necessarily what I want. There's two other principles involved here. It's what… — Tim Huelskamp Copy Share Image
Now, I do think when we move into 2012 and '13 when, presumably, the economy is on firmer ground, I would allow… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
I commend the parents who are sending their children to a Catholic school, because they're making a sacrifice, and they're paying twice… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
If you look at the fact that the best chance we have for a good economy is the private sector. The government… — Tim Scott Copy Share Image
An unrealized capital gains tax will empower the federal government to access the private transactions of Americans, needlessly expand bureaucracy in Washington,… — Byron Donalds Copy Share Image
The average tax payer is not a big voluntary supporter of the arts. The only art that the average taxpayer buys voluntarily… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Cutting taxes is not bad. But if you cut taxes on the wealthy, which is what they wanted to do, you're not… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
“Just what do we tax under our current system? Work, that’s what. Hard work and productivity. The harder you work, the more… — Neal Boortz Copy Share Image
In the Eisenhower era, when earnings over $400,000 were subject to 91 percent taxes and the world was a smaller place, you… — Michael Shnayerson Copy Share Image
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
We've spent half the expenditures, we've wrecked our budget on all these other domestic programs, and the only justification for it, in… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty:… — Ruth Ann Minner Copy Share Image
We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have a surplus, the amount of the tax… — John Spratt Copy Share Image
When you listen to tax-cut rhetoric, remember that giving one class of taxpayer a break requires - now or down the line… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Democrats in Washington predicted that tax cuts would not create jobs, would not increase wages, and would cause the federal deficit to… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
And here's the fact: the fact is it doesn't solve the problem. First of all, if you taxed these people at 100… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Bush has legitimized a huge expansion of the welfare state, liberalizing immigration, and using force for democratization abroad. All the next Democratic… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
When President Bush left office, the deficit was approximately $500 billion. It is now approximately now $1.5 trillion. In other words, President… — Tim Pawlenty Copy Share Image
Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
How about no income tax at all on people over 65? People would continue working, remain healthier, not be an economic and… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Oh, here's your tax dollars at work. This is what makes people furious. The head of the GSA, a woman named Martha… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Power is not nearly enough for Trump. Power he already possessed, starting with the money his father gave him, which grew into… — Faith Salie Copy Share Image
If we can afford it, I personally think we should keep giving people MRIs a lot, so we can spot everything early.… — John Newman Copy Share Image
The issue is not about raising taxes. The issue is, how do we allocate the wealth that we have? We spend trillions… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Writing checks to the IRS that include strings of zeros does not bother me ... Overall, we feel extraordinarily lucky to have… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I am no longer going to go along with this idea that we're going to keep spending and borrowing and taking over… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I left small businesses a little while ago and they were all complaining that Obamacare is putting them out of business. Not… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I find nothing healthful or exalting in the smooth conventions of society. I do not like the close air of saloons. I… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I feel like there's this misconception that immigrants come here and just don't care about the system and paying taxes, and that's… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image