The federal [bank deposit] insurance scheme has worked up to now simply and solely because there have been very few bank failures.… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Public education is a great instrument of social change. Through it, if we so desire, we can make our country more nearly… — James Bryant Conant Copy Share Image
The American people know that our economy is struggling right now, partly because of the debt that is impacting American families, hardworking… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers Copy Share Image
The present tax codes inhibit the mobility and formation of capital, add complexities and inequities which undermine the morale of the taxpayer,… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action. The funds that… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses. — Scott Walker Copy Share Image
The growing role that the government has played in financing and administering schooling has led not only the enormous waste of taxpayers… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
So if we are really concerned about generating more taxes, we ought to be investing in our people, not taking away the… — Patrick J. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The taxpayers cannot be relied upon to support performing arts such as opera. As a taxpayer, I am forced to admit that… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
The high-handed bureaucratic excesses of the IRS are a national disgrace ... riding roughshod over the taxpayers and making a joke out… — Paul Laxalt Copy Share Image
The sheer number of government employees and welfare recipients effectively transforms the purpose of government from maintaining order to confiscating as much… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
General revenue - what taxpayers are willing to give government, what they think is fair to give government - is not going… — Rick Scott Copy Share Image
And to you taxpayers out there, let me say this: Make sure you file your tax return on time! And remember that,… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Voters care only that student loans remain freely available and that they cost taxpayers as little as possible. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
Taxpayers don't need any more big government mandates that have proven to be disastrous. — Mike Rogers Copy Share Image
Human beings are not on earth to be citizens, or taxpayers, or socially engineered pawns of other human beings; rather they are… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
Pond scum stinks. And so do the Obama administration's enormous, taxpayer-funded 'investments' in politically connected biofuel companies. — Michelle Malkin Copy Share Image
The government needs to help those in need, but members of Congress shouldn't take advantage of the situation and use a national… — Chris Chocola Copy Share Image
I do not think our priorities are misplaced when we are looking at creating a whole new class of children from these… — James Inhofe Copy Share Image
Washington is broken. Bailing out Wall Street with no strings attached while leaving middle class Arkansas taxpayers with the bill. Protecting insurance… — Bill Halter Copy Share Image
Is this money well spent? This is taxpayer money, it is going to be adding to the deficit short term and if… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is a very unusual sector and the one thing I would ask of them is to understand that for most of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Those who willfully conceal assets overseas undermine the playing field for all taxpayers. — Loretta Lynch Copy Share Image
We are spending millions, if not billions of dollars every year on programs to fight the childhood obesity epidemic while giving almost… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
We provide an enormous amount of resources, particularly with regard to military resources, to countries all over the world. And in many… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image