Cost Quote by J. Irwin Miller

In reality, finding a way to raise taxes may well be the central political problem facing the United States.

— David Leonhardt

We pass bills authorizing improvements and grants. But when it comes time to pay for these programs, we'd rather put the country's money toward…

— David Price

Our temptation is to look eagerly for the minimum that will be accepted. We are in fact very like honest but reluctant taxpayers.

— C. S. Lewis

The bigger picture is that over the last 30 years, we have spent $1 trillion waging a drug war that has failed in any…

— Michelle Alexander

And that does concern me, because we're not getting enough back for our taxes that we're paying. I think we really have to look…

— Rex Hunt

Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our…

— Chris Christie

We need to have more taxes, not less, and we need the taxes we have, certainly, to provide services - for defense and education…

— Michael Bloomberg

So if we are really concerned about generating more taxes, we ought to be investing in our people, not taking away the kinds of…

— Patrick J. Kennedy

We can't afford to lose control of our own borders or to take on new financial burdens at a time when we are not…

— William J. Clinton

I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax…

— Jon Huntsman, Jr

I would rather we limited - for the sake of transparency - we limited the number of taxes that we had and we were…

— Ken Cuccinelli

Taxes are how we pool our money for public health and safety, infrastructure, research, and services-from the development of vaccines and the Internet to…

— Holly Sklar