Amendments Quote by George Will

“it is generally considered to be the best tax ever invented. It raises more revenue at less economic cost than any other tax. For…

— Bruce Bartlett

If I tax them, in fact, I'm not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the people who have saved, trusted. It was very controversial,…

— Shimon Peres

[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

I'm a conservative and I believe if you tax something more you get less of it.

— John Barrasso

Opposing taxes is a key conservative value.

— Newt Gingrich

It is fairer to tax people on what they extract from the economy, as roughly measured by their consumption, than to tax them on…

— Thomas Hobbes

My view is that taxation ought to be based upon ability to pay.

— Michael Madigan

In my judgment, we have to avoid, at all costs, tax increases. That would be the worst possible thing to do and will make…

— Meg Whitman

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

— Antoine Destutt de Tracy

I suggested that countries with tighter finances think about such a [fuel] tax. We don't have the time at the moment for months of…

— Wolfgang Schauble

The cardinal rule of taxation is that whatever you put a levy on, you'll inevitably get less of. Taxing corporate activity means less investing,…

— Adam Davidson

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