“Over the years, dozens of American companies have filed papers to trade in their U.S. corporate citizenship for citizenship in tax haven countries like Bermuda.” YearsCountryCompanyHavensTaxesPaperTradeCorporateDozenCitizenshipPapersBermuda Author:Richard Neal
“My tax return in the United States has to be kept on a special computer because their normal computers can't deal with the numbers. So I am constantly getting these notices telling me I haven't paid something when really it is just on the wrong computer.” StatesUnitedDealsNumbersUnited StatesSpecialHavensReturnTaxesNormalComputerPaidTax Returns Author:Bill Gates
“I am too sick to work and haven't money enough to last 2 months and pay income tax. I want to keep going but do not see quite how, and there is no alternative - rather than justify my mother's 25-year dread of my "coming back on her, sick," I must kill myself. If she has to pay funeral costs, at least she will cut them to the bone and I will not be here to endure her martyrdom and prolong it by living.” IfsWantYearsEnoughLastsMotherPayCuttingHavensMonthsCostTaxesSickEndureBonesIncomeAlternativesJustifyKeep GoingFuneralDreadComing BackIncome TaxMartyrdom Author:Rose Wilder Lane
“When I was ambushed by global warming advocates recently - no, they haven't given up - they asked me the same questions they always ask: "What if you're wrong?" and "If you're wrong will you apologize to future generations?" I always answer, "What if you're wrong? Will you apologize to my twenty kids and grandkids for the largest tax increase in American history?" They usually don't have anything to say after that.” IfsKidsAsksGivenAnswersGenerationsHavensTaxesIncreaseTwentiesGlobal WarmingWhat IfAmerican HistoryApologizingFuture GenerationGiven UpGrandkidsTax Increases Author:James Inhofe
“I think the knowledge about how legislation really affects small businesses is extremely valuable. If you haven't run a small business, then you don't have this kind of knowledge about how a regulation passed or taxes increased affects your bottom line. If you recognize that every new regulation takes that much more time to comply with, requires that many more employees, then it really gives you that foundational basis to make those decisions.” IfsThinkingGivingKindRunningLinesDecisionHavensTaxesBasesBottomValuableEmployeeMore TimeRegulationLegislationSmall BusinessBottom Line Author:Kristi Noem
“The Tax Collector's letters are invariably mimeographed, and all they say is that you still haven't paid him.” StillsHavensTaxesLettersPaidCollectors Author:William Saroyan
“Then there was the man who declared in court, he wasn't a person. "Excuse me, sir, why haven't you paid your taxes." "Well, as you can clearly see, I am not a person." "Well, you look like a person." "No it's all done with mirrors, trust me!"” MenWellsLooksPersonsDoneHumorFunnyHavensHe ManTaxesPaidMirrorsCourtExcuseTrust MeExcuse Me Author:Lewis Black
“Salaries haven't kept up with inflation, and there is such anger coming out of Washington about immigrants that I think it has curtailed the ability of local folks here to hire immigrants, .. I really believe it starts from the top, and the policy continues to be one of ignoring people at the bottom, cutting taxes for those on the top and spending a lot of money for a war built on lies.” PeopleThinkingBelieveWarLyingAbilityCuttingHavensPolicyTaxesBuiltAngerBottomFolksSpendingLocalsImmigrantsComing OutLots Of MoneyInflationSalarySpending A Lot Of MoneyIgnoring People Author:Jose Serrano
“We want to put a stop to tax havens. We want results on this, with a list of tax havens and a series of consequences.” WantResultsHavensTaxesConsequenceSeriesLists Author:Nicolas Sarkozy
“We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share.” PayShareHavensTaxesTargetShoreAnd OffEvasionTax Evasion Author:George Osborne
“Now all of the ideas that I'm talking about, they are not radical ideas. Making public colleges and universities tuition free, that exists in countries all over the world, used to exist in the United States. Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, and creating 13 million jobs by doing away with tax loopholes that large corporations now enjoy by putting their money into the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. That is not a radical idea.” WorldIdeasCountryStatesJobsUsedEnjoyUnitedTalkingMillionsUnited StatesHavensCollegeTaxesCreatingUniversityRadicalCorporationsIslandsInfrastructureRebuildingCrumblingTuitionLoopholesColleges And UniversitiesRadical IdeasCayman IslandsCrumbling Infrastructure Author:Bernie Sanders
“When I talked about Boeing and I talked about General Electric, what I was referring to is an outrage... Right now you have a loophole such that these guys are putting their profits, multi-billion dollar profitable corporations putting billions of dollars into the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, and other tax havens.” GuyHavensRight NowTaxesDollarsProfitBillionsCorporationsIslandsElectricProfitableOutrageReferringLoopholesBoeingBermudaGeneral ElectricCayman Islands Author:Bernie Sanders
“Donald Trump has broken his first promise [to release taxes]. Second he stood on this stage last week and when Hillary said you haven't been paying taxes, he said, that makes me smart. So it's smart not to pay for our military. It's smart not to pay for veterans, it's smart not to pay for teachers and I guess all of us who do pay for those things I guess we're stupid.” FirstsSaidLastsPayTeacherWeekStageMilitaryHavensStupidBrokenTrumpPromiseTaxesSmartReleaseVeteranPaying Taxes Author:Tim Kaine
“In the meantime the big corporations are fleeing America for tax havens and places like Ireland, Luxembourg and the Grand Cayman Islands; the rich are finding more tax loopholes to expect; so when are the people going to basically roll up their sleeves and say, we've had enough, we're going to recapture Congress.” PeopleEnoughBigsAmericaRichHavensTaxesFindingsCongressCorporationsIslandsIrelandSleevesHad EnoughFleeingLoopholesBig CorporationsCayman Islands Author:Ralph Nader