“Consider children as a beat. Clearly not an institution of power, children don't vote and they don't pass taxes. They have no money, and they don't buy newspapers or watch the news on television. Consequently, children are one of the most neglected segments of society in the news, except as a subtopic of other power beats such as education, family, and crime. Children are in serious trouble in this society, which means the foundation of our society is in trouble, which means the future is in trouble, and that is news.” MeanChildrenWatchesTroubleCrimeTelevisionSeriousTaxesNewsBeatsVoteInstitutionsFoundationNewspapersOur SocietyNeglectedNo MoneyThis Society Author:Joan Konner
“The tax code is 10 times the size of the Bible with none of the good news.” TaxesNewsSizeCodeGood News Author:Paul Ryan
“So far rich people have been very quiet about the possibility of getting taxes raised on them, but that doesn't mean they won't get mad about it, it just means they don't know about it. Because it takes a while for bad news to reach a rich person. First their accountant has to tell the butler, who has to tell the servant, who wouldn't dare interrupt their game of croquet.” PeopleKnowsFirstsMeanPersonsHas BeensGamesRichPossibilityQuietTaxesNewsMadRaisedDareServantRich PeopleBad NewsAccountantsButlersRich PersonCroquet Author:Craig Ferguson
“The message coming out of Washington, especially from our leftist politicians and the news media, is that we solve our budget problems by raising taxes on the rich. If Americans were more informed, such a message would be insulting to our intelligence. There are not enough rich people to satisfy Congress' appetite.” PeopleIfsEnoughProblemWould BeRichMediaPoliticianTaxesMessagesNewsCongressSolveBudgetsAppetiteComing OutRich PeopleInsultingLeftistsNews MediaRaising Taxes Author:Walter E. Williams
“The president [Barak Obama] had been asked some questions by George Stephanopoulos on a news show about whether it was a tax. And he had given an answer that you might read as him saying it wasn't a tax. I think what he said was, "It isn't a tax increase on all Americans."” ThinkingSaidShowsMightGivenPresidentAnswersTaxesNewsIncreaseTax IncreasesBarak Obama Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“If Donald Trump had said something like I'm going to raise taxes on the middle class, it would be all over the news. You would be questioning his sanity.” IfsSaidWould BeClassMiddleTrumpTaxesNewsRaisesMiddle ClassSanityQuestioning Author:Rudy Giuliani
“No one could argue with a straight face that the couples getting married today are much happier just because their wedding celebrations cost three times as much as those in 1980. Bigger mansions and costlier parties are wasteful in the same sense that larger antlers on all bull elk are wasteful. The good news is that simple changes in the tax system can eliminate much of this waste without having to deny people the right to decide for themselves how best to spend their money.” PeopleTodayFacesThreeSimplePartyCoupleCostTaxesWasteMarriedNewsBiggerDenyArguingCelebrationGood NewsThree TimesBullsGetting MarriedMansionsTax SystemStraight FaceElkAntlers Author:Robert H. Frank
“The bill that job creators and out-of-work Americans need us to pass is the one that ensures taxes won't go up - one that says Americans and small-business owners won't get hit with more bad news at the end of the year.” NeedsYearsEndsJobsTaxesNewsBillsCreatorOwnersSmall BusinessBad NewsBusiness OwnersSmall Business OwnersJob Creators Author:Mitch McConnell