Forward Quote by Jim Doyle

I personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground. I'll…

— William J. Clinton

Let me tell you, the heart of my tax proposal: I will not raise taxes on the American people. I will not raise taxes…

— Mitt Romney

We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.

— John Boehner

I urge people not to think in terms of "solutions," but in terms of intelligent responses to the quandaries and predicaments that we face.…

— James Howard Kunstler

It's time to acknowledge that more government and higher taxes is not the answer to our problem.

— Dan Coats

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

I am no longer going to go along with this idea that we're going to keep spending and borrowing and taking over and raising…

— Chris Matthews

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

— Ronald Reagan

Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.

— Joe Biden

If, at the end of the day, we need to raise taxes, we should raise taxes.

— Paul Volcker

Be always prepared to open up our minds in a way that allows for a solution and not only a solution but the best…

— Ash Sweeney

Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We, the American people, we are the solution.

— Bill Clinton