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The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.
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If you have to change the law to get more money, that's a tax increase, and Americans for Tax Re...
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STEVE WALLACE Many states rely on sales tax as their principle source of revenue and do not have a State income ta...
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Well, I think the reality is that as you study - when President Kennedy cut marginal tax rates, when...
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Everybody gets ticked off about GE paying no taxes. Look, we have a complicated, convoluted tax syst...
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HERMAN CAIN![]()
We're getting focused on the income tax as a base.
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The key to revenue growth is tax reform that closes loopholes and that is pro-growth. Then with a gr...
JOHN HOEVEN![]()
You don't get gushers of revenue by raising tax rates. You get it through expansion.
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As president, I would promote a Fair and Flat Tax plan, known as the 'EZ Tax.' My tax plan w...
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ANTHONY BURKE Plymouth has 62,000 acres of land, of which 26,000 acres are tax exempt. Creating a more diverse tax...
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I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else h...
JEFFREY R. IMMELT Higher tax rates, you get more casino, less resort. Lower tax rates, you get more resort, with a cas...
JAN JONES My goal in getting rid of tax loopholes is not to raise taxes. Our problem in Washington, D.C. is no...
MIKE POMPEO It's tax diversification. If tax rates go up, it would be nice to have a fund that you don't have to...
JAMES LANGE![]()
An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our budget...
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I used the so-called Laffer Curve all the time in my classes and with anyone else who would listen t...
ARTHUR LAFFER![]()
More than tax revenue was at stake
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JOHN DELANEY We are absolutely determined to fight for what we believe is a much fairer tax cut and a much more c...
JOHN MCCALLUM This property would generate tax revenue of various kind without (hurting) the schools.
LARRY SHAFER It's one more step in that growing process that would bring an additional patient base to the commun...
WILLIAM WEBSTER The commission that we give the retailers is going to be nickel-dime, compared to the additional tax...
CHUCK KELLER The launch of backgammon... is imminent and should provide an additional revenue stream for the grou...
MARTIN WEIGOLD Individuals and businesses must participate in a national discussion about a simpler tax system, one...
MIKE CRAPO If you were to look at Alaska simply with its corporate tax code compared to the rest of the United ...
SCOTT HODGE It's possible to have casinos to bring in a lot of tourists and help the tax base, but that are resp...
ROBERT ALMINANA My message to David Cameron, as the head of our government, is to seriously think again about this R...
KEITH O'BRIEN Corporate tax reform should include not just large C-corps but also smaller business S-corps and LLC...
LAWRENCE KUDLOW It's always pleasing to hear we have a low tax burden. The governor is very conscious of the tax bur...
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As American taxpayers know too well, the tax code is incredibly complex and compliance is all to exp...
JIM RAMSTAD The Democrats and Republicans need to come together. I've criticized Democrats for their unwilli...
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA As far as we're concerned, any discussion of cigarette tax revenue in this budget ought to focus exc...
JAMES CALVIN Nevada once again has shown double digit increases in tax revenue... Nevada continues to show econom...
KENNY GUINN I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to e...
ADAM HASNER![]()
Of course, tax revenues have ended up being substantially higher than they were at the time these di...
CHARLES VEST I would support eliminating certain tax breaks that are not economically justifiable if they are off...
JASON CHAFFETZ A simpler tax system would make tax assessment and collection quicker and easier. This would result ...
MARK NICHOLSON North Carolina needs to revamp the tax code completely. We have some of the highest tax rates, like ...
DAVID ROUZER It would appear that with revenue collection exceeding budget this fiscal year, additional tax relie...
COLEN GARROW There's a significant amount of uncertainty about what's going to happen with the various tax provis...
DONALD MARRON High tax rates distort economic decision making, and our corporate income tax rate is one of the hig...
JASON CHAFFETZ We're facing a huge loss of our tax base because of the bypass, which is just beginning.
JEFF LANG![]()
The world is likely to view any temporary extension of the income tax cuts for the top two percent a...
TIMOTHY GEITHNER I personally feel it's premature to consider any tax increases until we have a better understanding ...
TOMMY THOMPSON It's really impossible to argue that this tax bill simplifies the tax system. It's because of the ac...
JOEL SLEMROD![]()
God forbid that the United Kingdom should take a lead and introduce a sensible tax system of its own...
NIGEL LAWSON JFK inherited three recessions from the Dwight D. Eisenhower years. And he wound up slashing tax rat...
LAWRENCE KUDLOW For example, a taxpayer in the 25 percent marginal tax bracket would save $250 in taxes by making a ...
JAMES WITTENBACH If they wanted to broaden it, then give a tax refund or lower the state taxes.
JACK MCKAY Individual income tax is due on April 15, filing and payment. The real property tax deadline is Febr...
ART ILAGAN![]()
If I could wave a magic wand, we would eliminate income tax; we would eliminate corporate tax. We wo...
GARY JOHNSON States do not enact tax changes in a vacuum. Every tax change will affect a state's competitive posi...
SCOTT HODGE Research has shown that middle-income wage earners would benefit most from a large reduction in corp...
LAWRENCE KUDLOW My great concern is that the tax will not benefit anyone because trading activity will decrease and ...
GONZALO ALONSO Most cities with our tax base have rates in the $0.60s to $0.80s, ... Even by increasing to $0.48, w...
DENISE GRIFFIN It's a tough sell because new construction brings in more tax base.
ADRIAN FINE We're setting things up for both conservatives' and liberals' worst nightmare. We're going to have a...
LEN BURMAN![]()
Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it. S...
RONALD REAGAN![]()
Hezbollah is a threat to regional stability as well as to Lebanon's internal stability, ... We must ...
ARIEL SHARON Whether you are starting a career or you are a seasoned tax professional, the reasons to bring your ...
BILL BRUNSON![]()
It is no secret that our tax code is drastically outdated and burdensome to all Americans. Fortunate...
JEFF MILLER The cross match validates the information we receive. The result is more-accurate wage records, whic...
ANNETTE COPELAND![]()
We need to close the tax loopholes that have awarded companies moving out of the country and oversea...
ELIZABETH ESTY![]()
We need to lower marginal tax rates and increase investment.
RON DESANTIS![]()
I have advocated an entirely different approach than cap and tax, which would be worldwide in applic...
JIM SENSENBRENNER![]()
The linkage between tax rates and public services is, if not non-existent, negative.
ARTHUR LAFFER I hope we could get someone to move into the property who would be able to generate tax revenue. Of ...
GLEN GOULD A Labour government would also bring about a generational change in tax collection, shifting taxatio...
JOSEPH MUSCAT Government spending is being restrained, the economy is making progress and moving forward, and the ...
BILL SHUSTER Instead of cutting tax rates for the rich, we should focus on making the tax system simpler for ordi...
ANDREW LEIGH The thorniest issue of late is that Merkel's shadow finance minister wants a 25 percent flat tax and...
CHRIS BURNS![]()
When you have a tax system in which most of the exemptions and the lowest rates benefit the richest,...
NICK HANAUER Whether they choose to let pros prepare their taxes, or try the latest computer assistance, or go it...
DAVID KEATING![]()
Capital available for individuals to start and expand businesses would increase with regulatory and ...
ELAINE CHAO![]()
One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for publi...
JIM RYUN![]()
Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on f...
RON PAUL If this happens, then the whole purpose of the A-tax . is basically moot. The system was designed to...
FRANS MUSTERT Because of the way this form used to work, it calculated the tax as if you had received the money ov...
CINDY HOCKENBERRY In an age of increasingly mobile labor and capital, companies are more sensitive to tax burdens than...
CHRIS ATKINS Additionally, the current tax structure has resulted in inequitable shifting of the tax burden to bu...
CHARESE YANNEY Get rid of the preferences and the special deductions and the loopholes... and invest in getting the...
RANDALL L. STEPHENSON Downtown, and elsewhere, as well as annexation opportunities, especially along the I-85 corridor, th...
MAYOR KNOX WHITE
SCOTT HODGE
The tax code is very inefficient. Both the personal tax code and the corporate tax code. By closing ... BEN BERNANKE Now, the president would like to do tax reform, which would obviously lower rates for most people in...
DAVID PLOUFFE I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES I think we can have some tax reform, but that doesn't mean tax increases. We ought to make the, ...
JOHN KASICH
The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes. BOB BEAUPREZ
The Congressional Budget Office has been embarrassed repeatedly by making projections based on the a... THOMAS SOWELL Strong revenue returns have increased chances of the scrapping of exchange controls, the further red...
MARTIN JANKELOWITZ
If you have to change the law to get more money, that's a tax increase, and Americans for Tax Re... GROVER NORQUIST
We need to lower tax rates for everybody, starting with the top corporate tax rate. We need to simpl... HERMAN CAIN Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system ...
STEVE WALLACE Many states rely on sales tax as their principle source of revenue and do not have a State income ta...
WILLIAM L. JENKINS Corporate tax reform is nice in theory but tough in practice. It most likely requires lower tax rate...
ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
Well, I think the reality is that as you study - when President Kennedy cut marginal tax rates, when... MIKE PENCE It would be an entity that would define our boundaries in The Woodlands. It would allow for a centra...
BRUCE TOUGH In a perfect world we would bring corporate tax rates down to 25% or less so we can get competitive ...
ERIC CANTOR Tax revenues for the state are still far (below) the real potential. I will gather more information ...
DARMIN NASUTION
Everybody gets ticked off about GE paying no taxes. Look, we have a complicated, convoluted tax syst... JOE WALSH
The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it replaces the outdated tax code that allows ... HERMAN CAIN
We're getting focused on the income tax as a base. CONNIE MACK
The key to revenue growth is tax reform that closes loopholes and that is pro-growth. Then with a gr... JOHN HOEVEN
You don't get gushers of revenue by raising tax rates. You get it through expansion. GEORGE P. SHULTZ
As president, I would promote a Fair and Flat Tax plan, known as the 'EZ Tax.' My tax plan w... RAND PAUL E-filing is safer, it's quicker, and it's more accurate. As more people e-file their tax returns, we...
ANTHONY BURKE Plymouth has 62,000 acres of land, of which 26,000 acres are tax exempt. Creating a more diverse tax...
DENIS HANKS
I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else h... JEFFREY R. IMMELT Higher tax rates, you get more casino, less resort. Lower tax rates, you get more resort, with a cas...
JAN JONES My goal in getting rid of tax loopholes is not to raise taxes. Our problem in Washington, D.C. is no...
MIKE POMPEO It's tax diversification. If tax rates go up, it would be nice to have a fund that you don't have to...
JAMES LANGE
An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our budget... JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY What Governor Romney is proposing is an across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for households, e...
GLENN HUBBARD
I used the so-called Laffer Curve all the time in my classes and with anyone else who would listen t... ARTHUR LAFFER
More than tax revenue was at stake RUTH BADER GINSBURG I support both a Fair Tax and a Flat Tax plan that would dramatically streamline the tax system. A F...
RALPH HALL The Panel's income tax reform plan would make some positive changes such as eliminating the double-t...
CHRIS EDWARDS
Many have criticized a federal carbon tax, saying that it would increase energy costs. Some continue... JOHN DELANEY We are absolutely determined to fight for what we believe is a much fairer tax cut and a much more c...
JOHN MCCALLUM This property would generate tax revenue of various kind without (hurting) the schools.
LARRY SHAFER It's one more step in that growing process that would bring an additional patient base to the commun...
WILLIAM WEBSTER The commission that we give the retailers is going to be nickel-dime, compared to the additional tax...
CHUCK KELLER The launch of backgammon... is imminent and should provide an additional revenue stream for the grou...
MARTIN WEIGOLD Individuals and businesses must participate in a national discussion about a simpler tax system, one...
MIKE CRAPO If you were to look at Alaska simply with its corporate tax code compared to the rest of the United ...
SCOTT HODGE It's possible to have casinos to bring in a lot of tourists and help the tax base, but that are resp...
ROBERT ALMINANA My message to David Cameron, as the head of our government, is to seriously think again about this R...
KEITH O'BRIEN Corporate tax reform should include not just large C-corps but also smaller business S-corps and LLC...
LAWRENCE KUDLOW It's always pleasing to hear we have a low tax burden. The governor is very conscious of the tax bur...
HAL HARPER
As American taxpayers know too well, the tax code is incredibly complex and compliance is all to exp... JIM RAMSTAD The Democrats and Republicans need to come together. I've criticized Democrats for their unwilli...
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA As far as we're concerned, any discussion of cigarette tax revenue in this budget ought to focus exc...
JAMES CALVIN Nevada once again has shown double digit increases in tax revenue... Nevada continues to show econom...
KENNY GUINN I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to e...
ADAM HASNER
Of course, tax revenues have ended up being substantially higher than they were at the time these di... CHARLES VEST I would support eliminating certain tax breaks that are not economically justifiable if they are off...
JASON CHAFFETZ A simpler tax system would make tax assessment and collection quicker and easier. This would result ...
MARK NICHOLSON North Carolina needs to revamp the tax code completely. We have some of the highest tax rates, like ...
DAVID ROUZER It would appear that with revenue collection exceeding budget this fiscal year, additional tax relie...
COLEN GARROW There's a significant amount of uncertainty about what's going to happen with the various tax provis...
DONALD MARRON High tax rates distort economic decision making, and our corporate income tax rate is one of the hig...
JASON CHAFFETZ We're facing a huge loss of our tax base because of the bypass, which is just beginning.
JEFF LANG
The world is likely to view any temporary extension of the income tax cuts for the top two percent a... TIMOTHY GEITHNER I personally feel it's premature to consider any tax increases until we have a better understanding ...
TOMMY THOMPSON It's really impossible to argue that this tax bill simplifies the tax system. It's because of the ac...
JOEL SLEMROD
God forbid that the United Kingdom should take a lead and introduce a sensible tax system of its own... NIGEL LAWSON JFK inherited three recessions from the Dwight D. Eisenhower years. And he wound up slashing tax rat...
LAWRENCE KUDLOW For example, a taxpayer in the 25 percent marginal tax bracket would save $250 in taxes by making a ...
JAMES WITTENBACH If they wanted to broaden it, then give a tax refund or lower the state taxes.
JACK MCKAY Individual income tax is due on April 15, filing and payment. The real property tax deadline is Febr...
ART ILAGAN
If I could wave a magic wand, we would eliminate income tax; we would eliminate corporate tax. We wo... GARY JOHNSON States do not enact tax changes in a vacuum. Every tax change will affect a state's competitive posi...
SCOTT HODGE Research has shown that middle-income wage earners would benefit most from a large reduction in corp...
LAWRENCE KUDLOW My great concern is that the tax will not benefit anyone because trading activity will decrease and ...
GONZALO ALONSO Most cities with our tax base have rates in the $0.60s to $0.80s, ... Even by increasing to $0.48, w...
DENISE GRIFFIN It's a tough sell because new construction brings in more tax base.
ADRIAN FINE We're setting things up for both conservatives' and liberals' worst nightmare. We're going to have a...
LEN BURMAN
Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it. S... RONALD REAGAN
Hezbollah is a threat to regional stability as well as to Lebanon's internal stability, ... We must ... ARIEL SHARON Whether you are starting a career or you are a seasoned tax professional, the reasons to bring your ...
BILL BRUNSON
It is no secret that our tax code is drastically outdated and burdensome to all Americans. Fortunate... JEFF MILLER The cross match validates the information we receive. The result is more-accurate wage records, whic...
ANNETTE COPELAND
We need to close the tax loopholes that have awarded companies moving out of the country and oversea... ELIZABETH ESTY
We need to lower marginal tax rates and increase investment. RON DESANTIS
I have advocated an entirely different approach than cap and tax, which would be worldwide in applic... JIM SENSENBRENNER
The linkage between tax rates and public services is, if not non-existent, negative. ARTHUR LAFFER I hope we could get someone to move into the property who would be able to generate tax revenue. Of ...
GLEN GOULD A Labour government would also bring about a generational change in tax collection, shifting taxatio...
JOSEPH MUSCAT Government spending is being restrained, the economy is making progress and moving forward, and the ...
BILL SHUSTER Instead of cutting tax rates for the rich, we should focus on making the tax system simpler for ordi...
ANDREW LEIGH The thorniest issue of late is that Merkel's shadow finance minister wants a 25 percent flat tax and...
CHRIS BURNS
When you have a tax system in which most of the exemptions and the lowest rates benefit the richest,... NICK HANAUER Whether they choose to let pros prepare their taxes, or try the latest computer assistance, or go it...
DAVID KEATING
Capital available for individuals to start and expand businesses would increase with regulatory and ... ELAINE CHAO
One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for publi... JIM RYUN
Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on f... RON PAUL If this happens, then the whole purpose of the A-tax . is basically moot. The system was designed to...
FRANS MUSTERT Because of the way this form used to work, it calculated the tax as if you had received the money ov...
CINDY HOCKENBERRY In an age of increasingly mobile labor and capital, companies are more sensitive to tax burdens than...
CHRIS ATKINS Additionally, the current tax structure has resulted in inequitable shifting of the tax burden to bu...
CHARESE YANNEY Get rid of the preferences and the special deductions and the loopholes... and invest in getting the...
RANDALL L. STEPHENSON Downtown, and elsewhere, as well as annexation opportunities, especially along the I-85 corridor, th...
MAYOR KNOX WHITE
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