When a totally offensive tax hits a few million people, Washington is prepared to look the other way. But when everyone is… — Kevin Hassett Look Copy Share Image
I think that one of the things that we have to recognize is that the longer somebody doesn't have a job, the… — Kevin Hassett I think Copy Share Image
There are folks who we have a moral responsibility to help, who are going to cost the taxpayers lots of money in… — Kevin Hassett Future Copy Share Image
The most real characters in a great play are those who are so meticulously drawn that the audience could predict how many… — Kevin Hassett Close friends Copy Share Image
Socialized medicine allows a nation to exclude a U.S. product from its market if the U.S. firm does not make generous enough… — Kevin Hassett Enough Copy Share Image
Today we hear that the gains from economic growth accrue to the highest-income earners while the standard of living of the poor… — Kevin Hassett America Copy Share Image
The term 'business cycle' is imprecise. Economic fluctuations affect everyone, not just businesses, and they are, unlike astral cycles, anything but regular. — Kevin Hassett Anything Copy Share Image
Liberalized trade - in broadly multilateral, regional, or bilateral agreements - is a key ingredient in the recipe for prosperity... An absolute… — Kevin Hassett Economic growth Copy Share Image
I prefer to listen to people who change their mind now and then. — Kevin Hassett Change Copy Share Image
For an American, as mad you may be about whatever the EPA or the IRS does, just imagine if you only had… — Kevin Hassett American Copy Share Image
Historically, figuring out what to do to the tax code has been almost as contentious a political issue as judicial appointments. — Kevin Hassett Code Copy Share Image
The fact is that any carbon legislation is designed to make us not use coal. So if you're a state that has… — Kevin Hassett Carbon Copy Share Image
Lunchroom economic conversations are inevitably graced with at least one statement from an old-timer along the lines of, 'In my day, we… — Kevin Hassett Communication Copy Share Image
The problem is that there is no reliable source of information left, no way to accumulate trusted accounts of the plusses and… — Kevin Hassett Choice Copy Share Image
Economists have the same occupational hazard as baseball managers and football coaches: Every person on the street knows their job better than… — Kevin Hassett Baseball Copy Share Image
There is no tax policy that better describes how out of touch America's liberals are with the rest of the country than… — Kevin Hassett Big time Copy Share Image
If someone builds a fortune, it belongs to him, not the government. An entitled government undermines liberty. — Kevin Hassett Fortune Copy Share Image
One of my favorite indicators of the near-term trend for the economy is auto sales, since folks tend to buy a car… — Kevin Hassett Auto Copy Share Image
Given the importance of Washington, outsiders probably have an unrealistic perspective on how large the city is. The fact is, Washington D.C.… — Kevin Hassett Birthday Copy Share Image
If you want to help the poor, help the poor, and with your own time and money. Liberals prefer to do it… — Kevin Hassett Help Copy Share Image
We've created the class of folks who are unemployed for longer than a year that it's very, very difficult to reconnect to… — Kevin Hassett Class Copy Share Image
If the U.S. doubled its total immigration and prioritized bringing in new workers, it could add more than half a percentage point… — Kevin Hassett Growth Copy Share Image
What we should do, if you want to give more money to the people who are currently unemployed, just give them the… — Kevin Hassett Money Copy Share Image
Taxes can set the level of activity around which the economy fluctuates, but they have very little effect on the fluctuations themselves. — Kevin Hassett Around Copy Share Image
