“I believe that people of my income group should pay more, and I explained why, but that won't necessarily lift overall wage levels.” PeopleShouldBelieveI BelieveLevelsPayGroupsIncomeLifts Author:William J. Clinton
“I believe in a graduated income tax on big fortunes, and in . . . a graduated inheritance tax on big fortunes, . . . increasing rapidly in amount with the size of the estate.” BelieveBigsPoliticalI BelieveAmountTaxesFortuneSizeI Believe InIncomeEstatesInheritanceIncome TaxInherited WealthInheritance TaxProgressive Taxation Book:The Complete Works of Theodore Roosevelt Source: The Complete Works of Theodore Roosevelt
“I believe that there should be a very much heavier progressive tax on very large incomes, a tax which should increase in a very marked fashion for the gigantic incomes.” ShouldBelieveI BelieveFashionTaxesIncreaseIncomeProgressiveProgressive Tax Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“For my own part, I believe that there is social and psychological justification for significant inequalities of incomes and wealth.” BelieveWisdomPoliticsI BelieveSocialWealthMy OwnEconomySignificantIncomePsychologicalInequalityLiberalismJustification Book:General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money Source: General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money
“I believe that all women of working ages and physical capacity, regardless of income, should be expected to earn their livings either in or out of the home. Until this attitude prevails I believe the position of women will be uncertain and undignified, in spite of poetic rhapsodies to the contrary.” ShouldBelieveHomeAgeI BelieveAttitudePositionCapacityExpectedContraryIncomeSpitePoeticUncertain Author:Mary Barnett Gilson
“If you look at the performance of the zero-income-tax-rate states and the highest-income-tax-rate states, I believe a large amount of their difference is due to taxes. Not only is it true of the last decade, but I took these numbers back 50 years. And, there's not one year in the last 50 where the zero-income-tax-rate states have not outperformed the highest-income-tax-rate states.” IfsYearsBelieveLooksStatesLastsI BelieveDifferencesNumbersAmountTaxesHighestPerformancesRateDuesDecadesIncomeZeroIncome Tax Author:Arthur Laffer