Taxes Quotes - Page 15

• When you try to figure out what the religious right is, it ultimately comes down either to one man, Pat Robertson, or anyone who believes in a higher being and wants their taxes cut.

  Ann Coulter

  Religious, Believe, Cutting

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• In these times of the "Great Recession", we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can. Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

  Mark Cuban

  Patriotic, People, Trying

  "Get rich, pay taxes: it's a patriotic duty" by Mark Cuban, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2011.

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• New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.

  Andrew Cuomo

  New York, Government, Boss

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• So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we here? We can go someplace else and use their phones.' That's one of the problems that directly affects the business community.

  Richard M. Daley

  Business, Phones, Community

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• A one-time tax does not get figured into people's investment decisions.

  Mitch Daniels

  People, Decision, Doe

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• We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.

  Mitch Daniels

  Believe, Ignorance, Cutting

  Keynote Speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee, delivered 11 February 2011, Ronald Reagan Centennial Dinner, Washington, D.C.

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• Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter.

  Tom Daschle

  Cheating, Mistake, Cheater

  "Daschle On Tax Cheats: IRS Should Enforce Laws". Congressional Record, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 7, 1998.

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• You know, the Democrats want to balance the budget by raising spending and raising taxes. The Soviet Union had a balanced budget.

  Tom DeLay

  Balance, Unions, Want

  "Meet the Press", December 12, 2003.

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• American businesses and upper incomes pay a larger portion of the federal taxes of our national taxes than any country in the world.

  Jim DeMint

  Country, Pay, Income

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• Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Children, Cutting, Fighting

  "Be Careful What You Cut" by Marian Wright Edelman, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 10, 2012.

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• There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America are poor, hungry, uneducated and without health coverage.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Children, America, Long

  "Be Careful What You Cut" by Marian Wright Edelman, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 10, 2012.

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• Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody.

  Larry Elder

  Mean, Government, Regulation

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• I am such a strong admirer and supporter of George W. Bush that if he suggested eliminating the income tax or doubling it, I would vote yes on first blush.

  Jerry Falwell

  Strong, Income, Firsts

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• Increased government spending can provide a temporary stimulus to demand and output but in the longer run higher levels of government spending crowd out private investment or require higher taxes that weaken growth by reducing incentives to save, invest, innovate, and work.

  Martin Feldstein

  Running, Government, Growth

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• You don't create jobs by passing bills, you create jobs by cutting taxes.

  Carly Fiorina

  Jobs, Cutting, Bills

  "Interview with California Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina". "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 9, 2010.

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• I think we ought to ban earmarks. I think we ought to give citizens the opportunity to designate up to 10 percent of their federal income tax toward debt reduction. If we did that, we would reduce our debt by $95 billion a year.

  Carly Fiorina

  Opportunity, Thinking, Years

  "Battle for the Senate on 'Fox News Sunday'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. October 17, 2010.

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• Maybe that first, gigantic deficit the Reaganites piled up was an accident, just a combination of deluded 'supply side' tax cuts and a huge bag of good stuff for the Pentagon. But pretty quickly conservatives discovered that deficits, when done correctly, did something really cool: deficits defunded the Left.

  Thomas Frank

  Cutting, Bags, Done

  "No Future for You" by Thomas Frank, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2008.

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• Let's be very honest about what this is about. It's not about bashing Democrats, it's not about taxes, they have no idea what the Boston tea party was about, they don't know their history at all. This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Hate, Party, Men

  "Garofalo: Tea Party Goers Are Racists Who Hate Black President". "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann, www.newsbusters.org. April 16, 2009.

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• When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all the choices for a trip you want to take, you need a full-size screen.

  Bill Gates

  Technology, Journey, Reality

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• Me and my dad are the biggest promoters of an estate tax in the US. It's not a popular position.

  Bill Gates

  Dad, Estates, Position

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• An energy tax punishes senior citizens, it punishes rural Americans, if you use electricity it punishes you. This bill will increase your cost of living and may kill your job.

  Newt Gingrich

  Senior, Jobs, Cost Of Living

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• In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should be defeated.

  Newt Gingrich

  Jobs, Justified, Killing

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• Bain also asked Kansas City for a $3 million tax break. The Bain executives were taking home $36 million in borrowed funds and were asking Kansas City to forfeit $3 million in public money for police officers, roads and schools? More free stuff!

  Jennifer Granholm

  Home, School, Cities

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• I was at the 1976 Republican Convention in Kansas City. I was running 'Nobody for President' at the time. I printed up these press releases and handed them out to the crowd at the Kemper Arena. 'Nobody keeps campaign promises.' 'Nobody lowers your taxes.' 'Nobody should have that much power.' 'Nobody is in Washington working for you.'

  Wavy Gravy

  Running, Cities, Kansas City

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• Look, I'm very much in favor of tax cuts, but not with borrowed money. And the problem that we've gotten into in recent years is spending programs with borrowed money, tax cuts with borrowed money, and at the end of the day that proves disastrous. And my view is I don't think we can play subtle policy here.

  Alan Greenspan

  Cutting, Thinking, Views

  "Bush tax cuts - a decider for the midterms?". www.nbcnews.com. August 2, 2010.

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