America Quote by James M. Buchanan

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman…

— Jim DeMint

In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses.

— Joni Ernst

I think it would help tremendously to have a senator that knows where jobs come from, that knows how to create them, that knows…

— Carly Fiorina

We cannot collect enough taxes to catch up with spending. Do I know a solution? Not really. Do your politicians know a solution? Does…

— Rick Santelli

I believe in a progressive tax structure that fairly distributes the costs of government in a way that those of us fortunate to have…

— Brad Schneider

We need a budget that will foster economic growth for all of our people, and we need to make taxes more simple and fair…

— Seth Moulton

We need a straitjacket around Congress when it comes to spending so that they are forced to do what 49 states are required to…

— John Cornyn

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

— David Leonhardt

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

— Grover Norquist

The problem isn't a Congress that won't cut spending or a president who won't raise taxes. The problem is an American public with a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

If you don't try to generate more revenues through tax reform, if you don't ask, you know, the most fortunate Americans to bear a…

— Timothy Geithner

The president wants more tax money in Washington. I want more money left in the communities, particularly poor communities, particularly communities that have high…

— Rand Paul