“If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis, you need only consider the fact that the Right's deeply held view now boils down to this: Taxes should not go up on the wealthy, and your health benefits should be cut.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsShouldFactsPoliticalViewsCuttingRepublicanTaxesBenefitsCrisisWealthyHealth Benefits Author:John Podhoretz
“President Obama likes to talk about the Buffett Rule. Well, here's a Buffett Rule that all Americans should be able to support: mom and pop businesses should not pay a higher tax rate than Fortune 500 corporations like Warren Buffett's.” ShouldWellsAblePresidentPaySupportMomHigherTaxesFortuneRatePopsLikesCorporationsPresident ObamaBuffettWarren Buffet Author:Rob Portman
“When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains.” ShouldHelpingPresidentHurtEconomyTaxesGainsShould HaveClintonRateIncomePresident BushPresident ClintonPresident ReaganPresident KennedyCapital Gains Author:Rob Portman
“Increased revenues, meaning higher taxes, will be a central element of any successful long-term budget plan, and President Obama is right to insist that the wealthy - the slice of America that has come through the recession in by far the best financial health - should provide those funds.” ShouldLongAmericaPresidentTermSuccessfulPlansHigherTaxesElementsFinancialBudgetsLong TermFundWealthyPresident ObamaRevenueRecessions Author:Steven Rattner
“He should release the tax returns tomorrow. It's crazy. You've got to release six, eight, ten years back tax returns. Take the hit for a day or two. He has to give a big speech in defense of capitalism, and that will elevate, I think, this race above this tactical back and forth, which I do think he's on the margin of losing.” ThinkingGivingShouldYearsTwoBigsRaceCrazyReturnTomorrowRepublicanTenTaxesSpeechSixLosingCapitalismEightDefenseReleaseBack And ForthMarginsTacticalTax Returns Author:William Kristol
“Investor demand for distressed property has been healthy, as rents rise to levels that can cover investors' costs while they wait for properties to appreciate. Giving investors a small tax break should further juice up demand, supporting prices for distressed homes and the market in general.” GivingShouldHas BeensHomeWaitingLevelsBreakHealthyCostDemandTaxesAppreciatePropertyInvestorsJuiceGiving InTax Breaks Author:Mark Zandi
“The Bush tax cuts should be extended permanently for families with annual incomes of less than $250,000 and should be phased out slowly for those making more than that. Raising taxes on anyone now, when the economic recovery is so fragile, would be a mistake.” ShouldWould BeMistakeCuttingEconomicTaxesIncomeRecoveryFragileAnnualsTax CutsRaising TaxesEconomic Recovery Author:Mark Zandi
“People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes. The problem is that taxes aren't used efficiently.” PeopleShouldProblemUsedPayTaxesIncomeLike MeDividends Author:Mian Muhammad Mansha
“Taxes shouldn't be higher; they should be fairer. We must be a party that's disciplined. We must make tough choices.” ShouldChoicesPartyHigherTaxesToughTough Choices Author:Vince Cable
“Democrats believe we should renew our commitment to creating tax credits for hybrid vehicles, increasing fuel efficiency standards for cars, and investing in ethanol, biofuel, hydrogen fuel cell technology.” ShouldBelieveTechnologyCarTaxesCreatingStandardsCommitmentDemocratInvestingCreditCellsFuelVehicleEfficiencyHybridHydrogenEthanolBiofuelsFuel EfficiencyFuel CellsHydrogen Fuel Author:Rosa DeLauro
“Millions and millions of people don't pay an income tax, because they don't earn enough to pay on one, but you pay a land tax whether it ever did or ever will earn you a penny. You should pay on things that you buy outside of bare necessities. I think this sales tax is the best tax we have had in years.” PeopleThinkingShouldYearsEnoughPayMillionsLandTaxesIncomeAgriculturePenniesIncome TaxSales Tax Author:Will Rogers
“I don't see why a man shouldn't pay an inheritance tax. If a Country is good enough to pay taxes to while you are living, it's good enough to pay in after you die. By the time you die you should be so used to paying taxes that it would just be almost second nature to you.” IfsMenShouldCountryEnoughLawUsedDiesPayTaxesGood EnoughInheritancePaying TaxesInheritance Tax Author:Will Rogers
“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
“The sales tax is the best and most equitable tax. The gasoline tax, which is nothing but a sales tax, has proven painless, productive and punitive. Everything we buy should have its equal proportion of tax, outside of cheap food and cheap clothes.” ShouldTaxesEqualClothesShould HaveProportionProductiveProvenGasolineEquitablePainlessSales TaxCheap Food Author:Will Rogers