Cost Quote by Edward C. Prescott

The role of government is to tax the people to the least extent possible while still taxing them enough to cover the basic needs…

— Dan Crenshaw

We need a tax system that essentially takes very good care of the people who just really aren't as well adapted to the market…

— Warren Buffett

A tax system is important because of what it can pay for, but also for how it works. When we pay taxes, we expect…

— Winnie Byanyima

We need to have a tax system that rewards work and not just financial transactions.

— Hillary Clinton

Individuals and businesses must participate in a national discussion about a simpler tax system, one that collects sufficient revenue to meet appropriate federal responsibilities,…

— Mike Crapo

The problem is that taxes aren’t used efficiently.

— Mian Muhammad Mansha

[High income tax rates] not only check consumption but discourage investment and encourage...the avoidance of taxes [rather] than the production of goods.[...]Our present tax…

— John F. Kennedy

A tax is something people pay out of income.

— Grant Shapps

The point of taxation isn't that the government knows better than you how to spend your money - it's that the government, by virtue…

— Jesse Taylor

A tax is always a sacrifice which the government demands of individuals.While it only lessens every one's personal eÇŒoyments, it only shifts expenses from…

— Antoine Destutt de Tracy

The rationale for eliminating the alternative minimum tax is that such a backup system should not be necessary if the tax code is fundamentally…

— James B. Stewart

Governments that don't need to broaden their tax base have few incentives to respond to the needs of their people.

— Denise Dresser