We are afraid to face the hard questions. We are willing to tackle drugs, crime, and public education only if it doesn't… — J. Irwin Miller Copy Share Image
Our government has made a whole lot of promises that, in the long run, it cannot possibly keep without huge tax increases. — David Walker Copy Share Image
I don't accept as an article of faith that lots of short-term stimulus boosts the economy and gets us back on the… — Glenn Hubbard Copy Share Image
We must have a fair tax in the United States. We have to re-adjust it, we must be fiscally responsible. — Peter Camejo Copy Share Image
Cuts in tax rates on individual and company income nearly always produce more revenue, not less. — John Redwood Copy Share Image
The average family pays more in taxes than it spends on food, clothing, and shelter combined. — Dick Armey Copy Share Image
Corporations are not going to stash their money in the Cayman Islands. We are going to reinvest in America, create jobs, make… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Effective tax credits are used to create jobs and grow our economy. But tax credits that aren't delivering for Missourians must be… — Jay Nixon Copy Share Image
Economics should be defined in terms of what it is about. It should be about how people produce things, how people exchange… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
I was involved in the 'reformicon' effort in 2013-2014, which was explicitly, 'We can't just Xerox Reagan.' In the spirit of Reagan,… — Bill Kristol Copy Share Image
People need to remember that to balance the federal budget off the backs of the poorest people in the country is simply… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
I don't think the folks in the low-tax states really want to go into a fairness discussion. Residents of Connecticut and New… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
They have two aspects. One is that they're unpredictable, and that often rich and more affluent households are slow to spend the… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan was long thought to be the most conservative of Republicans. And by any standard today he is the most popular… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Let's stop for a second and remember where we were eight years ago [in 2008]. We had the worst financial crisis, the… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
During the 2005 Bush tax holiday, corporations didn't bring back the billions they stashed overseas to build new factories, increase wages, or… — Bob Menendez Copy Share Image
The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would tax Botox. When Botox users heard this, they were horrified. Well, I think… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I'm not for a temporary war tax. We're putting actual dollars in one way or the other, and so if we're gonna… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
We're actually just moving one type of deficit to another. But, the problem with this second type of deficit is that you… — Ezra Klein Copy Share Image
I suggested that countries with tighter finances think about such a [fuel] tax. We don't have the time at the moment for… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
By the year 1982 the graduated income tax will have practically abolished major differences in wealth. — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
Debt is not caused by spending, it is caused by buying things that you don't pay for. Or, it's caused by cutting… — Steny Hoyer Copy Share Image
The President must stop gambling with taxpayers' money and get the country back on the path of fiscal sanity. — Tom Harkin Copy Share Image
I think people have a legitimate right to minimise their tax obligations if they can, but they should pay their fair whack.… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
With every new corporate inversion, the tax burden increases on the rest of us to pay what these corporations don't. — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
“Whether he knows it or not, the middle-income American is taxed as though he were living in a socialist society.” — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Tax laws favor capital over labor, giving capital gains a lower rate than ordinary income. The rich get humongous mortgage interest deductions… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly,… — Clement Attlee Copy Share Image
This is such music to my ears. James Carville advocating a tax cut to stimulate the economy. — Mary Matalin Copy Share Image
Another one of President Barack Obama's nominees is having tax issues, which proves one thing: The Democrats like raising the taxes, but… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
Most Republicans have made it very clear they're not interested in raising taxes. They want to reform government. — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, government budgets were balanced, our money was sound, the streets were safe, and taxes imposed by all levels… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
My constituents work hard, pay taxes and expect the government to put them, not illegal immigrants, first. — Nicole Malliotakis Copy Share Image
I am suing Lord Beaverbrook for libel and hope for some lovely tax-free money in damages. He has very conveniently told some… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“I’ve never understood who owns public property—whether it’s the taxpayers, the government, or the person who uses it.” — S.W. Southwick Copy Share Image
I'm Bill Clinton and I think you deserve a change. That's why I've offered a plan to get the economy moving again,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Our economy is robust and will remain strong as more Americans who want a job find one. Republican economic policies based on… — Dennis Hastert Copy Share Image
There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible. And not a one of them is as… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
We're going to cut corporate taxes, which will bring huge amounts of jobs back to the United States. — Steve Mnuchin Copy Share Image