Consumption Quote by Ken Buck

I really like the idea of consumption tax, and most countries have a pretty serious consumption tax. It's called a value-added tax or a…

— T.R. Reid

Taxes on consumption, like those on capital or income, to be just, must be uniform.

— Benjamin Franklin

What does a tax do? It takes either from the producer or the consumer a more or less sizable portion of the product destined…

— Gustave de Molinari

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

“Because consumption comes from three sources: income, savings, and borrowings. Stating the obvious, income comes only from income. Our point? FairTax opponents will tell…

— Neal Boortz

We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application…

— Eliot Spitzer

A tax is something people pay out of income.

— Grant Shapps

We are a no sales tax state. That applies across the board, to our citizens and those in other states. Period.

— Chris Sununu

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

Millions and millions of people don't pay an income tax, because they don't earn enough to pay on one, but you pay a land…

— Will Rogers

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

[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