“I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.” ReasonLibertyCuttingCircumstancesTaxesEconomicsConservativeExcuseFavorsFinanceEconomistTaxationFree MarketGovernment SpendingFree Market Capitalism Author:Milton Friedman
“In other words, governments do not collect taxes to provide services, they provide services as an excuse to collect taxes.” GovernmentTaxesExcuse Author:Richard J. Maybury
“It has been obvious all along, to anyone paying attention, that the politicians shouting loudest about deficits are actually using deficit hysteria as a cover story for their real agenda, which is top-down class warfare. To put it in Romneyesque terms, it's all about finding an excuse to slash programs that help people who like to watch Nascar events, even while lavishing tax cuts on people who like to own Nascar teams.” PeopleHas BeensRealHelpingStoriesTermAttentionClassWatchesCuttingTeamEventsPoliticianTaxesFindingsProgramObviousExcusePay AttentionAgendasWarfareDeficitShoutingHysteriaTax CutsClass WarfareTop DownNascar Author:Paul Krugman
“Then there was the man who declared in court, he wasn't a person. "Excuse me, sir, why haven't you paid your taxes." "Well, as you can clearly see, I am not a person." "Well, you look like a person." "No it's all done with mirrors, trust me!"” MenWellsLooksPersonsDoneHumorFunnyHavensHe ManTaxesPaidMirrorsCourtExcuseTrust MeExcuse Me Author:Lewis Black
“We owe something to the government to grow up in this great country. I'm tired of hearing people in the private sector talk like they don't owe the government anything. We do. This is a great country because we all pay into it. It's about time we all pay into it. ... If we paid the same amount of taxes we paid when Bill Clinton was president, I would be a happy guy, and the budget would be closer to balanced. You cannot give away money, whether you give it to rich or poor people. That's what George Bush did -- excuse me, trillions of dollars. You can't do that.” PeopleIfsGivingCountryGovernmentWould BeGuyGrowsPresidentPoorPayGrowing UpRichAmountTaxesPaidBillsTiredDollarsClintonExcuseHearingBudgetsBalancedPoor PeoplePrivate SectorI'm TiredExcuse MeGreat CountryRich Or Poor Author:Howard Dean
“Even if Bush could be forgiven for taking America, and much of the rest of the world, to war on false pretenses, and for misrepresenting the cost of the venture, there is no excuse for how he chose to finance it. His was the first war in history paid for entirely on credit. As America went into battle, with deficits already soaring from his 2001 tax cut, Bush decided to plunge ahead with yet another round of tax "relief" for the wealthy.” IfsWorldFirstsWarAmericaCuttingBattleCostTaxesDecidedPaidRoundsExcuseCreditFinanceReliefWealthyVentureForgivenSoarDeficitPretensePlungeNo ExcusesTax Cuts Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Fear is being used by the political class as an excuse to accumulate more power and self-importance - and collect a lot more taxes to support their agenda.” SelfPoliticalUsedClassSupportTaxesImportanceExcuseAgendasSelf-importance Book:Totally Incorrect Source: Totally Incorrect
“I think primary voters have a right to know. And Donald's Trump excuse of it that he's being audited, look, that makes it even more important for him to release his taxes, so that voters can see if there is - Mitt Romney suggested there could be a bombshell there. I don't know if there is or not. But Donald is hiding them from the voters, and I think he owes candor to the voters.” IfsThinkingKnowsLooksImportantTrumpTaxesExcuseReleasePrimariesVotersHidingRomneyCandorBombshells Author:Ted Cruz
“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