Around Quote by Kevin Hassett

All taxes, except a 'lump-sum tax,' introduce distortions in the economy. But no government can impose a lump-sum tax - the same amount for…

— Robert J. Shiller

You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes.

— John Hoeven

Fewer people working means permanently lower tax revenues.

— Christina Romer

Nothing says 'economic growth' like fundamental tax reform.

— Jeb Hensarling

The level of taxation is driven by spending. Less spending leads to lower taxes.

— Gregory D Hess

High tax rates that people don't actually pay do not bring the government as much revenue as lower tax rates that they do pay.

— Thomas Sowell

For policy makers interested in using tax policy to stimulate investments or especially to smooth business cycle fluctuations, the results are not promising.

— Austan Goolsbee

Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few…

— John F. Kennedy

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

— Ronald Reagan

Lower taxes will stimulate your own personal economy by leaving more money in your pocket to do what you want - invest, save, spend,…

— Fabrizio Moreira

The problem with the economy isn't that people aren't paying their fair share of taxes.

— Jon Lovitz

The laws of normal economics dictate that lower taxes combined with increased spending will lead to bigger deficits.

— Joseph Stiglitz