Up until 1986, the top marginal rate, the top statutory rate was 50 percent. Now it's 35 percent. And all the pressure… — Bruce Bartlett Country Copy Share Image
“I think Republicans should fight for the black vote and blacks should fight for a place in the Republican Party, just as… — Bruce Bartlett Civil rights Copy Share Image
“it is generally considered to be the best tax ever invented. It raises more revenue at less economic cost than any other… — Bruce Bartlett Copy Share Image
Many of my sharpest critics have decided to take a position of ignoring me - because they feel that by attacking me,… — Bruce Bartlett Argument Copy Share Image
“it took two full years for final congressional action on the Tax Reform Act of 1986 after the Treasury had already done… — Bruce Bartlett Copy Share Image
“Tax reform may present another opportunity to address these issues and perhaps improve both the tax system and the health care system… — Bruce Bartlett Another opportunity Copy Share Image
Republicans favor tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, but these had no stimulative effect during the George W. Bush administration, and… — Bruce Bartlett Administration Copy Share Image
People are increasingly concerned about unemployment, but Republicans have nothing to offer them. — Bruce Bartlett Concerned Copy Share Image
So I think we shouldn't be overly concerned about the decline in personal saving at this particular moment and time, but it's… — Bruce Bartlett Concerned Copy Share Image
“It’s as if the concept of taxation as theft—rather than as a shared burden that all should contribute toward as the cost… — Bruce Bartlett Civil society Copy Share Image
With all due respect to Speaker Hastert, trying to eliminate the IRS by adopting a national retail sales tax is a very… — Bruce Bartlett Adopting Copy Share Image
Rick Perry's an idiot, and I don't think anyone would disagree with that, — Bruce Bartlett Disagree Copy Share Image
The break for me was the Medicare drug benefit in 2003. It's just grossly expensive, bad policy. After that, I no longer… — Bruce Bartlett Benefit of the doubt Copy Share Image
The conservative side of our political spectrum has had an outsized voice over the last few years. I think especially since the… — Bruce Bartlett Ads Copy Share Image
The problem we have had on the budget all along is a lack of adult supervision on the part of the White… — Bruce Bartlett Adults Copy Share Image
Democrats will play the old Washington game of calling reductions in the rate of growth of spending for any program a 'cut'. — Bruce Bartlett Calling Copy Share Image
There's bound to be a recovery in [capital spending] sometime soon. We have had basically no capital investment for about year. At… — Bruce Bartlett Bounds Copy Share Image
It's obvious that a lot of Tea Party members tend to be elderly. You've seen that famous sign, 'Tell the government to… — Bruce Bartlett Abolish Copy Share Image
I believe any decline would lock in a Fed increase with some certainty. — Bruce Bartlett Believe Copy Share Image
The growing inequality of wealth and income distribution is both a moral and economic problem. If the wealthy are unwilling to pay… — Bruce Bartlett Aids Copy Share Image
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