“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.'” ShouldRunningPresidentCitiesPromiseRepublicanTaxesShould HavePressesCrowdsCampaignsReleaseConventionsArenaPrintedKansasKansas CityPress Release Author:Wavy Gravy
“Our government has made a whole lot of promises that, in the long run, it cannot possibly keep without huge tax increases.” LongMadeWholeGovernmentRunningHugePromiseTaxesIncreaseLong RunsTax Increases Author:David Walker
“[Barack Obama failed to sell a health care reform plan to American voters] because the utter implausibility of its central promise - expanded coverage at lower cost - led voters to conclude that it would lead ultimately to more government, more taxes and more debt.” GovernmentCarePlansPromiseCostTaxesSellsDebtReformBarackHealth CareVotersCoverageHealth Care ReformAmerican Voters Author:Charles Krauthammer
“We ought to pay down the national debt, ... The American people are tired of people who make promises about cutting taxes that they cannot keep.” PeoplePayCuttingOughtPromiseTaxesTiredDebtNational Debt Author:John McCain
“There's one big difference between me and the others - I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.” UseBigsLastsSocialDifferencesCuttingGenerationsSecurityPromiseTaxesBenefitsSecureWealthySocial SecurityDimesTax CutsSurplusGreatest Generation Author:John McCain
“The story of Detroit's bankruptcy was simple enough: Allow capitalism to grow the city, campaign against income inequality, tax the job creators until they flee, increase government spending in order to boost employment, promise generous pension plans to keep people voting for failure. Rinse, wash and repeat.” PeopleEnoughStoriesGovernmentJobsOrderGrowsSimpleCitiesPlansPromiseTaxesCapitalismIncreaseCreatorSpendingCampaignsIncomeEmploymentInequalityGenerousRepeatsVotingDetroitBankruptcyBoostPensionGovernment SpendingIncome InequalityJob CreatorsPension Plans Author:Ben Shapiro
“I'm not going to tell people that I will raise your incomes and not your taxes, and not mean it, because I don't want to see the kind of struggle that the middle class is going through exemplified by these promises that would raise taxes and make it much more difficult for many, many Americans to get ahead and stay ahead. That is not my agenda.” PeopleWantKindMeanDifficultClassStruggleMiddlePromiseTaxesRaisesIncomeMiddle ClassAgendasGet Ahead Author:Hillary Clinton
“Andrea Leadsom promises to publish tax return tomorrow if she gets on ballot - it's boring.” IfsReturnTomorrowPromiseTaxesBoringPublishBallotsAndreaTax Returns Author:Laura Kuenssberg
“Donald Trump must give the American public his tax returns to show that he's qualified to be president and he's breaking his promise.” GivingShowsPresidentReturnTrumpPromiseTaxesQualifiedTax Returns Author:Tim Kaine
“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
“Another big promise Donald Trump made during the campaign - cutting taxes. But there's some confusion over how much he wants to cut.” WantMadeBigsCuttingTrumpPromiseTaxesCampaignsConfusion Author:Audie Cornish
“Donald Trump needs to stay focused and remember the promises to you, the American people. You know the promises, repeal and replace Obamacare, identify radical Islam, lower taxes, repatriate corporate profits, build the border wall, appoint originalists to the Supreme Court, fix inner cities, energy independence, drain the swamp, send education back to the states, you know, say radical Islam, vet refugees, all of these important issues, free trade.” PeopleKnowsNeedsImportantStatesRememberEnergyCitiesIssuesWallTrumpPromiseTaxesIndependenceTradeCourtIslamProfitFocusedSupremeRadicalCorporateBordersSupreme CourtRefugeeObamacareDrainsStay FocusedFree TradeSwampsImportant IssuesInner CityVetsRadical IslamEnergy Independence Author:Sean Hannity
“When we remember presidents who didn't fulfill their promises - for instance George H.W. Bush saying no new taxes or Barack Obama saying he would close the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay - we remember those because they're the exceptions, not the rule.” RememberPresidentPromiseTaxesInstanceBarackExceptionFacilitySaying NoDetentionGuantanamoGuantanamo BayGeorge H W Bush Author:Evan Osnos
“If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.” IfsPoliticalFoundPoliticsPoliticianPromiseTaxesDinnerDebtSpendingMissionaryConstituentsCannibal Author:H. L. Mencken
“The Republican promise is for policies that create economic growth. Republicans believe lower taxes, less regulation, balanced budgets, a solvent Social Security and Medicare will stimulate economic growth.” BelieveSocialGrowthEconomicSecurityPolicyPromiseRepublicanTaxesBudgetsRegulationBalancedSocial SecurityEconomic GrowthMedicareBalanced Budget Author:Rand Paul
“Muhammad brought the promise that anyone could find fulfillment and everlasting life through allegiance to the one true God. The Buddah held out hope that the suffering could be transcended. Jesus brought the message that even the last shall be first, that even the tax collectors and lepers - the outcasts - had cause for hope. And so that is the question I leave you with in this final: What is your cause for hope.” FirstsLastsSufferingJesusCausesPromiseTaxesMessagesFinalsFulfillmentEverlastingAllegianceMuhammadCollectorsOutcastTrue GodLeperEverlasting Life Author:John Green
“There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.” I CanScienceSpaceBusinessOne ThingPromiseTaxesProgramDollarsJust OneSpace ExplorationOuter SpaceSpace ProgramRocket ScienceTax Dollars Author:Wernher von Braun
“We can be seduced...by powerful political groups that promise more wealth and lower taxes. Those with power can use clever, psychological tricks and play upon our weaknesses and brokenness in order to attract us to their way of thinking. We can be manipulated into illusion.” ThinkingWayPlayUsePoliticalOrderWealthPowerfulGroupsPromiseTaxesIllusionWeaknessCleverTricksPsychologicalWay Of ThinkingBrokennessPolitical Groups Book:Finding Peace Source: Finding Peace