“I don't think Democrats are ever going to get excited about cutting Medicaid to pay for tax cuts to wealthy people. I just don't think that's the direction we should be going in our country. The 1 percent's doing very well in America. They don't need more help. But Medicaid does.” PeopleThinkingCountryHelpingCuttingTaxesDemocratExcitedWealthy Author:Claire McCaskill
“The Democrats would want to keep the taxes. And Republicans want to do away with taxes that are driving up the costs of premiums. So, I think it would be hard to see a scenario where Democrats would be willing to come to the table in good faith and actually work with us on a solution that meets those requirements.” ThinkingRepublicanTaxesSolutionsDemocratDrivingGood Faith Author:John Thune
“Remember back in the nineties, a bunch of Democrats decided to tax luxury items, including yachts? They figured it was not fair that some people could afford yachts, and so since they could, they said, "We're gonna tax the hell out of yachts at the point of sale, 'cause it's not fair. We need to collect revenue from all this!" What happened was that the people who actually build the yachts lost their jobs because people stopped buying them.” PeopleRememberHellTaxesDemocratYacht Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think that Democrats have to think through answers we haven't in the past: How we are going to create those jobs? How should we restructure the entire tax code? Should we have things like a payroll tax, when jobs are so scarce? They weren't - basically the architecture of our employment law, tax law, all these things were from the 1930s - and I do think that one benefit of Donald Trump, which is not worth it, but one perverse thing is, he has widened the scope of things that we should discuss.” ThinkingPastTaxesDemocratArchitectureCodeWorth It1930sPayroll Author:Neera Tanden
“I can't see the Democrats working with Donald Trump on tax reform unless the rich get soaked. The thing about this that should be worrisome is that if this alliance happens, if they're not bluffing, if they're serious, and if my scenario gets close, it's not gonna be the Democrats adopting Trump's agenda. It's gonna be the other way around.” RichSeriousTaxesDemocrat Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Bush Republicans' policies are, the antithesis of patriotic. And so we urge Democrats to reclaim patriotism - to call on all Americans to pull together. And, yes, to sacrifice. Rich people will have to do with fewer tax cuts. Middle class people will need to drive less and switch to more fuel efficient cars . And poor folks - especially young ones - will have to reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies and other indicia of social pathology.” PeopleTogetherPoorRichCuttingSacrificeCarPolicyTaxesDemocratMiddle ClassPatrioticPregnancyRich PeopleAntithesisYoung Ones Author:Paul Begala
“If I were a candidate for running, I'd say, "Look at what the economy has done." It's strong. We've created a lot of jobs. I'd be telling people that the Democrats will raise your taxes. I'd be reminding people that tax cuts have worked in terms of stimulating the economy. I'd be reminding people there's a philosophical difference between those who want to raise taxes and have the government spend the money, and those of us who say, "You get to spend the money the way you want to see fit. It's your money."” PeopleDoneRunningStrongTermEconomyCuttingFitTaxesPhilosophicalDemocrat Author:George W. Bush
“Bush the Elder's stature as president grows with every passing year. He was the finest foreign policy president I've ever covered and a man who defied his party on tax increases while imposing budget restrictions on the Democrats.” MenYearsGrowsPresidentPartyPolicyTaxesIncreaseDemocratPassingPassingsBudgetsCoveredForeign PolicyFinestEldersRestrictionImposingStatureTax Increases Author:Joe Klein
“Liberal Democrats are inexorably opposed to tax cuts, because tax cuts give people more power, and take away from the role of government.” PeopleGivingGovernmentRolesCuttingTaxesDemocratTax CutsRole Of Government Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Will some reporter, or some Republican on the Sunday shows, please ask why tax cuts raid the non-existent Social Security Trust Fund but all the Democrats' new spending doesn't? Will someone please ask that?” ShowsAsksSocialCuttingSecurityTrustPleaseRepublicanTaxesDemocratSpendingSundayFundReportersSocial SecurityTax CutsTrust Funds Author:Rush Limbaugh
“In New Mexico, I inherited the largest structural deficit in state history, and our legislature is controlled by Democrats. We don't always agree, but we came together in a bipartisan manner and turned that deficit into a surplus. And we did it without raising taxes.” StatesTogetherTaxesAgreeDemocratControlledMexicoDeficitLegislatureSurplusBipartisanNew MexicoRaising Taxes Author:Susana Martinez
“Democrats single out glaring examples of tax preferences or spending priorities that favor the wealthy and Republicans cry 'class warfare!'” ClassCryExampleRepublicanTaxesDemocratSpendingFavorsPrioritiesWealthyWarfarePreferenceClass Warfare Author:Dee Dee Myers
“The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.” TaxesDemocratRateClosingGopLoopholesObsessingRaising Taxes Author:Bob Beauprez
“Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion, however, is that the primary driver of the short-term deficit is not tax cuts but the lack of any meaningful economic growth over the last half decade.” ProblemBigsLastsGrowthTermHalfCuttingEconomicTaxesArgumentIncreaseDemocratDecadesMeaningfulConclusionPrimariesJust OneDriversDeficitShort TermEconomic GrowthTax CutsEconomic ProblemsTax Increases Author:Bob Beauprez
“What Democrats haven't focused on are the kind of policies that would promote economic growth - such as making permanent the 2001/2003 tax cuts, opening up federal lands to more energy production, and reforming government to reduce its burden on business.” KindGovernmentEnergyGrowthCuttingEconomicLandHavensPolicyTaxesDemocratProductionsBurdenFocusedOpeningPermanentEconomic GrowthTax CutsOpening UpEnergy Production Author:Bob Beauprez
“This is the disease in America. It's not just spending. It's not just taxes. It's not just corruption. It is progressivism. And it is in both Parties. It is in the Republicans and the Democrats.” PartyRepublicanTaxesDemocratCorruptionSpendingProgressivism Author:Glenn Beck
“Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.” ChildrenCuttingRepublicanTaxesAdultsPropertyDemocratBudgetsCombatCooperationCynicismConsensusFundingProtectiveReformationFixingPublic EducationProperty TaxesEducation Funding Author:Rick Perry
“In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.” GovernmentLevelsEconomyTaxesProgramDemocratRaisedToiletsMichiganGovernment Programs Author:Rick Perry
“By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class.” LevelsClassCuttingMiddleTaxesClaimsDemocratRateMiddle ClassTax Cuts Author:John Podhoretz
“Democrats want to use the slowdown as an excuse to do what their special interests are always begging for: higher taxes, bigger government and less trade with other nations.” WantUseGovernmentNationsInterestSpecialHigherTaxesBiggerTradeDemocratExcuseBeggingSpecial Interests Author:Mitt Romney
“I would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower. And say, we are not going to spend above that level. Democrats, they want to raise your taxes and spend more and more and turn us into an economy which is no longer driven by the private sector.” WantGovernmentTurnsLevelsEconomyAmountTaxesPercentRaisesDemocratDrivenFederal GovernmentCapsPrivate Sector Author:Mitt Romney