“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
“My taxes alone keep eight lawyers busy, and when I finally get my money, its only one-third of what I earn. With the kids in school and my other responsibilities, I get no change back from the first million dollars. The money flows out like water.” FirstsKidsSchoolWaterResponsibilityMillionsTaxesFlowThirdsDollarsBusyEightLawyerMillion Dollars Author:Robert Shaw
“I can describe, and I've always been able to describe, what Republicans stand for in eight words, and the eight words are lower taxes, less government, strong defense and family values.” I CanGovernmentAbleValuesStrongRepublicanTaxesEightDefenseFamily Values Author:Byron Dorgan
“If you want to really sort of quantify the dereliction of the Republican establishment, those two facts are the most important two facts. One, that they didn`t even understand the base of their own party, white working class voters who you know what, don`t care about tax cuts for the rich, really aren`t interested in the things that the elite part of their party want, including immigration reform. And number two, they spent eight months avoiding finding opposition research to use against the guy who was becoming the front-runner in their party that they don`t want.” IfsKnowsWantTwoImportantFactsUseCareGuyWhitePartyNumbersClassRichCuttingFrontsMonthsBecomingRepublicanTaxesFindingsResearchIncludingDon't CareEightImmigrationReformOppositionVotersEstablishmentElitesWorking ClassRunnersAvoidingTax CutsImmigration ReformWho You Know Author:Chris Hayes
“Let's stop for a second and remember where we were eight years ago [in 2008]. We had the worst financial crisis, the Great Recession, the worst since the 1930s. That was in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm.” YearsEyeRememberPerfectClassStreetsMiddleWorstPolicyWallTaxesYears AgoCrisisFinancialEightStormMiddle ClassWealthyRecessions1930sFinancial CrisisGreat RecessionPerfect Storm Author:Hillary Clinton