“Congress has always had a soft spot for "experts" who tell members what they want to hear, whether it's supply-side economists declaring that tax cuts increase revenue or climate-change skeptics insisting that global warming is a myth.” WantSidesCuttingTaxesMembersIncreaseClimateClimate ChangeCongressMythSpotsExpertsGlobal WarmingEconomistRevenueSkepticTax CutsDeclaringInsisting Author:Paul Krugman
“What we lack is a good, strong business climate with lower taxes, fairer regulation.” StrongTaxesClimateRegulation Author:Kevin Brady
“Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address the planetary crisis of climate change, and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into energy efficiency and sustainability, should we continue to give $135 billion in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade to fossil fuel companies?” NeedsGivingShouldRunningNextEnergyPresidentSimpleAnswersCompanyBreakTaxesCrisisClimateClimate ChangeFollowingDecadesBillionsCandidatesFuelAddressesSustainabilityEfficiencyFossilsFossil FuelSubsidiesTax BreaksEnergy Efficiency Author:Bernie Sanders
“Certainly, the job of a U.S. senator is to create a climate conducive to creating jobs, which is lower taxes and less government regulation. What Harry Reid has been doing is putting forward those policies that actually put more regulation on business.” Has BeensGovernmentJobsPolicyTaxesCreatingClimateRegulationSenatorsGovernment RegulationCreating Jobs Author:Sharron Angle
“While I am not a scientist, and write primarily on economics, tax policy and budget issues, I have been fascinated over the years by Heartland's work on climate change.” WritingYearsHas BeensIssuesPolicyTaxesEconomicsScientistClimateClimate ChangeBudgetsFascinated Author:Peter Ferrara
“Our climate leadership team has recommended it go up and I would say there's always going to be upward pressure to raise the carbon tax. Remember, we're already double what the only other province who has a carbon tax is at right now, Quebec - they peg it at about $15 a tonne.” RememberTeamRight NowTaxesPressureRaisesClimateCarbonProvincesQuebecPegCarbon Tax Author:Christy Clark
“The focus, to my mind, is to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States. I think by temperament he is unqualified to be president. I think his views - you have a guy who's running for president who rejects science, doesn't even believe climate change is real, let alone wants to do something about it, wants to give hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to the top two-tenths of one percent.” ThinkingWantGivingMindBelieveDoeTwoRealStatesRunningGuyPresidentUnitedViewsBreakUnited StatesFocusTrumpTaxesPercentDollarsClimateClimate ChangeBillionsRejectsTemperamentUnqualifiedTax Breaks Author:Bernie Sanders
“We need to use economic instruments such as carbon taxes, cap and trade, tax and dividend and whatever else to help incentivize behavior that will move us to a post-carbon, post-animal agriculture world, and make our societies more resilient to the shocks that are already baked into the system. But that doesn't make climate change an "economic issue."” WorldNeedsHelpingUseMovingAnimalIssuesEconomicTaxesBehaviorInstrumentsTradeClimateClimate ChangePostsShockOur SocietyAgricultureCarbonCapsResilientDividendsEconomic IssuesAnimal AgricultureCarbon Tax Author:Dale Jamieson
“People that live in the Northeast are leaving the Northeast for a whole host of reasons. They're relocating in Southern states and Midwestern states - no-income-tax states, milder climate states - and it's affecting the balance of power in those states.” PeopleStatesReasonWholeBalanceTaxesClimateLeavingIncomeSouthernHostIncome TaxBalance Of PowerRelocating Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour. She wants $12 an hour. I voted against the War in Iraq. She voted for the War in Iraq. I believe we should ban fracking. She does not. I believe we should have tax on carbon and deal aggressively with climate change. That is not her position.” WantShouldBelieveDoeWarI BelieveHoursDealsBreakStreetsPositionWallTaxesShould HaveRaisesClintonClimateClimate ChangeIraqMinimumCarbonBucksBansMinimum WageFracking Author:Bernie Sanders
“You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves - and might I add that our budget leaves $6 billion dollars in a rainy day fund?” KnowsMightJobsLastsTaxesRaisesDollarsAddClimateBillionsPreservesBudgetsFriendlyFundTexasReservesMaintainingSessionLegislatureRainyRainy Day Author:Rick Perry
“And I think most people in this country want to see a president that's got the courage to say we're going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we're going to get Americans working.” PeopleThinkingWantCountryPresidentCuttingTaxesClimateBurdenTax Burden Author:Rick Perry