Consumption Quote by Junichiro Koizumi

I'm the one who will not raise taxes. My opponent now says he'll raise them as a last resort, or a third resort. But…

— George H. W. Bush

When liberals advocate a value-added tax, conservatives should respond: Taxing consumption has merits, so we will consider it - after the 16th Amendment is…

— George Will

I won't raise taxes, because I do not want to punish the people for the politicians' mistakes.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying…

— George Osborne

I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day.

— Ronald Reagan

Contrary to what some folks might say, I do not want to raise taxes.

— John Bel Edwards

I'm against tax increases on anyone, period, end of debate.

— Tom Cole

I'm not going to raise taxes.

— Charlie Baker

“high taxation was not regarded in these years as an affront. On the contrary, steep rates of progressive income tax were seen as a…

— Tony Judt

The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to…

— Andrew Mellon

I don't rule out raising some taxes into the future.

— Leo Varadkar

Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth.

— Paul Ryan