American Quote by Matt Gaetz

“The building of publicly funded stadiums has become a substitue for anything resembling an urban policy.”

— Dave Zirin

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.

— Charles Dudley Warner

In some cities they tear down buildings to save taxes. They might try tearing down some taxes to save buildings.

— Ken Schoolland

Its unfair to have cities where parking is free for cars and housing is expensive for people.

— Donald Shoup

“While big corporations make huge, tax-free profits, taxes for the everyday working person skyrocket. While politicians take free trips around the world, those same…

— Assata Shakur

As a country, Americans have to find a way to keep our cities solvent. If large numbers of cities no longer have the necessary…

— Sasha Abramsky

Old models of development simply seek to lure business with substantial tax breaks and then hope (and pray) that economic benefits will trickle down…

— Rashida Tlaib

Taxpayers across the U.S. have invested hundreds of billions of dollars building our nation's infrastructure, and that investment should be protected.

— Dick Durbin

We cannot afford to deliberately cripple our cities by transferring public tax dollars to private entities for benefits that are unclear at best.

— Rashida Tlaib

Citizens expect their taxpayer dollars to go towards the basics, such as schools, public safety, transportation, and infrastructure.

— Nicole Malliotakis

We pay taxes, and we help the city coffers.

— Manuel Moroun

Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it?

— Richard M. Daley