“During my 30 years on Wall Street, taxes on “unearned income” have bounced up and down with regularity, and I’ve never detected any change in the appetite for hard work and accumulating wealth on the part of myself or any of my fellow capitalists.” YearsHardWealthStreetsHard WorkWallTaxesFellowsIncomeAppetiteCapitalistUp And DownRegularityAccumulating Wealth Author:Steven Rattner
“Whether it's a penalty or a tax, it's all one in the same. It's coming out of somebody's hard-earned money in their pocketbooks and that's the point. So in some ways, to me, it's a distinction without a difference.” WayHardDifferencesTaxesDistinctionComing OutPenaltiesPocketbooks Author:Mike Lee
“It is hard to be enthusiastic about the economy's prospects when house prices are falling: Households spend less, small business owners can't use homes as collateral for loans and local governments are forced to cut jobs and programs as property-tax revenue disappears.” HardUseHomeGovernmentJobsFallHouseEconomyCuttingTaxesProgramPropertyDisappearLocalsOwnersHouseholdSmall BusinessRevenueLoanEnthusiasticProspectsBusiness OwnersLocal GovernmentSmall Business OwnersCollateralProperty TaxesHouse Prices Author:Mark Zandi
“Our party [Republicans] has been focused on big business too long. I came through small business. I understand how hard it is to start a small business. That's why everything I'll do is designed to help small businesses grow and add jobs. I want to keep their taxes down on small business. I want regulators to see their job as encouraging small enterprise, not crushing it.” WantLongHas BeensHardHelpingBigsJobsGrowsPartyRepublicanTaxesAddFocusedCrushEnterpriseSmall BusinessBig BusinessRegulators Author:Mitt Romney
“When Ralph Goodale tried to tax Income Trusts they showed us where they stood, they showed us their attitude towards raiding Seniors hard earned assets and a Conservative government will never allow either of these parties to get away with that.” HardGovernmentPartyAttitudeTaxesConservativeIncomeGet AwayAssetsSeniorRaiding Author:Stephen Harper
“We need a tax code that promotes savings, investment, achievement, innovation, and hard work.” NeedsHardHard WorkTaxesAchievementInnovationInvestmentSavingCodeSavings Author:Erik Paulsen
“Americans are hard working, innovative, proud people who want bad government policies and high taxes to get out of the way so they can take care of their families and pursue their dreams.” PeopleWayWantHardDreamGovernmentCarePolicyHard WorkProudTaxesTake CarePursueInnovativeGovernment PolicyBad GovernmentHigh Taxes Author:Tim Walberg
“A lot of people out there working hard and finally building up to getting a pretty good income. Higher tax rates on them, you know, the income rates going up, the dividend rates are going up, the capital gains rates all going up before health care kicks in.” PeopleKnowsHardCareBuildingHigherTaxesGainsRateIncomeHealth CareKicksDividendsBuilding UpCapital Gains Author:Fred Thompson
“Tax reform has been used as a crutch, as a smokescreen and as candy coating for the hard choices that have to be made.” Has BeensMadeHardUsedChoicesTaxesReformCandyCrutchesTax Reform Author:Sir Arthur Sullivan
“The next Prime Minister walking through that door will be me or Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, you can choose an economy that grows, that creates jobs, that generates the money to ensure a properly funded and improving National Health Service ... and a government that will cut taxes for 30 million hard-working people ... or you can choose the economic chaos of Ed Miliband's Britain.” PeopleHardGovernmentJobsNextGrowsPartyLeaderMillionsEconomyCuttingDoorsEconomicHealthHard WorkWalkingTaxesChaosMinistersBritainLabourPrimeImprovingPrime MinisterLabour PartyHealth ServicesNhs Author:David Cameron
“[The healthcare bill is a] headlong rush into socialism....we will not stand for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid hijacking of our freedom and democracy so they can impose their socialist 'utopia' of higher taxes, restricted access, inferior quality, and deadly inefficiency on the best health care system in the world....You and the RNC are all that stand between the Democrats' scheme to take more of your hard-earned income to pay for this unsustainable, freedom destroying entitlement and an opportunity to work for real, truly bipartisan step-by-step solutions.” WorldRealHardCareOpportunityPayQualityStepsDemocracyHigherTaxesSolutionsBillsDemocratAccessIncomeSocialismHealth CareDestroyingHealthcareSchemesSocialistInferiorsUtopiaEntitlementBipartisanInefficiencyHealth Care SystemHijacking Author:Michael Steele
“Eventually we'll use a CO2 tax offset by a reduction in taxes elsewhere alongside a cap-and-trade plan, but the degree of difficulty associated with a CO2 tax far exceeds that with a cap-and-trade plan. We're seeing it's hard to get a cap-and-trade plan and it's much easier to use as a basis for a global agreement than a CO2 tax.” HardUsePlansSeeingEasierTaxesDegreesBasesDifficultyTradeAgreementElsewhereExceedCapsReductionCo2 Author:Al Gore
“"Thanks," many small businesspeople are saying, "but no thanks. Forget the government credits and loan programs, and just get rid of all the bureaucratic red tape and high taxes which make it hard to build businesses, hire employees and meet our payroll."” HardGovernmentForgetTaxesRedProgramCreditThanksEmployeeTapeSmall BusinessLoanPayrollRed TapeHigh Taxes Author:Oliver DeMille
“I believe capital gains, for the most part, should be taxed the same way we tax income from hard work, sweat, and toil. And if we do those things, we can be a country that actually can afford debt-free college again.” IfsWayShouldBelieveCountryHardI BelieveCollegeHard WorkTaxesGainsDebtIncomeSweatToilCapital GainsDebt Free Author:Hillary Clinton
“Having taxed the economy so hard, it has created a big depression. So we have to create a tax system that could really help growth and investment that is the first thing.” FirstsHardHelpingBigsGrowthEconomyTaxesInvestmentTax System Author:Eva Kaili
“And above all, above all, honest work must be rewarded by a fair and just tax system. The tax system today does not reward hard work: it penalizes it. Inherited or invested wealth frequently multiplies itself while paying no taxes at all. But wages on the assembly line or in farming the land, these hard-earned dollars are taxed to the very last penny.” DoeHardTodayLastsLinesWealthLandHonestHard WorkTaxesFairsDollarsRewardsWorking ItWagesFarmingPenniesAssemblyAssembly LineTax SystemHonest Work Author:George McGovern
“The moral of the story of the Pilgrims is that if you work hard all your life and behave yourself every minute and take no time out for fun you will break practically even, if you can borrow enough money to pay your taxes.” IfsHardEnoughStoriesFunPayMoralBreakMinutesHard WorkTaxesBehavePilgrimMoral Of The Story Book:The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody Source: The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
“Why is it so hard to see that when America had high savings, low taxes and minimal government, the economy grew like a week, and today when we have just the opposite, the economy is shrinking.?” HardGovernmentTodayAmericaEconomyWeekGrewTaxesLowsOppositesSavingSavingsShrinking Author:James Cook
“The suggestion that liberals aren't moralizers is so preposterous it makes it hard for me to take any of them seriously when they wax indignant about "moralizers." Almost every day, they tell us what is moral or immoral to think and to say about race, taxes, abortion - you name it. They explain it would be immoral for me to spend more of my own money on my own children when that money could be spent by government on other people's children. In short, they think moralizing is fine. They just want to have a monopoly on the franchise.” PeopleThinkingWantChildrenHardGovernmentWould BeNamesMy OwnRaceMoralFineTaxesAbortionSuggestionsImmoralMonopolyIndignantMoralizing Author:Jonah Goldberg
“The lawyers have escaped most criticism [and undeservedly so]. The tax shelters [were approved by lawyers, who got paid huge commissions to do so] and every miscreant had a high-falutin' lawyer at his side. Why don't more law firms vote with their feet and not take clients who have signs on them that say, "I'm a skunk and will be hard to handle?" I've noticed that firms that avoid trouble over long periods of time have an institutional process that tunes bad clients out. Boy, if I were running a law firm, I'd want a system like that because a lot of firms have a lot of bad clients.” IfsWantLongHardRunningLawProcessSidesBoysTroubleFeetHugePeriodsTaxesCriticismVotePaidLawyerHandleFirmTunesShelterClientsApprovedLong Periods Of TimeLaw FirmsHard To Handle Author:Charlie Munger
“Until we fully understand what turned two brothers who allegedly perpetrated the Boston Marathon bombings into murderers, it is hard to make any policy recommendation other than this: We need to redouble our efforts to make America stronger and healthier so it remains a vibrant counterexample to whatever bigoted ideology may have gripped these young men....And the best place to start is with a carbon tax.” MenNeedsMayTwoHardAmericaYoungEffortPolicyBrotherTaxesStrongerRemainsIdeologyYoung ManCarbonMurdererBostonMarathonBombingRecommendationsBest PlaceTwo BrothersCarbon TaxBoston Marathon Author:Thomas Friedman
“I have issues with inheritance tax, particularly coming from a migrant family. My dad has worked incredibly hard all his life, so it seems odd to me that someone who has gone through that experience and has managed to save then gets taxed for dying.” HardSeemsGoneIssuesDyingDadTaxesMy DadOddInheritanceMigrantsInheritance Tax Author:Sanjeev Bhaskar
“My children are my greatest gifts and my greatest inspirations. That my husband is the most honest, kind, hard-working, and genuine person, and I honestly don't know how I could ever live without him. That my parents love me and I love and appreciate them. That I hate doing taxes. That my biggest pet peeve is inconsiderate people. That I love laughing, traveling, volunteering, and my friends. That my favorite smell is chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. That I am blessed.” PeopleKnowsKindChildrenPersonsHardInspirationHateParentLaughingKnow HowHonestHard WorkHusbandTaxesMy FriendsAppreciateI HateBlessedMy FavoriteSmellHonestlyGenuineMy ChildrenPetMy HusbandChocolateVolunteerChipsCookiesBakingGreatest GiftsOvensParents LoveInconsideratePeevesChocolate ChipsPet PeeveChocolate Chip CookiesGenuine Person Author:Trista Sutter
“My purpose in life always has been to avoid work. And I hear these people saying, "I work hard and I pay my taxes." Well, you're an asshole.” PeopleWellsHas BeensHardPurposePayHard WorkTaxesPurpose Of Life Author:Malachy McCourt
“In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings and putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Iowa families.” HardStatesFourCuttingHard WorkTaxesDollarsBillionsSavingPocketsSenateMore MoneySavingsTax CutsIowa Author:Joni Ernst
“In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses.” NeedsHardIndividualTermHard WorkTaxesBurdenSenateSmall BusinessShort TermTax Burden Author:Joni Ernst
“Here in Iowa, as a state senator, I have worked hard to find solutions that work for our state and as a result we've reduced taxes and lowered the unemployment rate. We have done that through hard work and sticking to our Iowa values. In the final months of this campaign I'll be asking voters to send me, and those Iowa values, to Washington, D.C.” HardStatesDoneValuesResultsHard WorkMonthsTaxesSolutionsAskingFinalsRateCampaignsVotersSenatorsUnemploymentIowaUnemployment Rate Author:Joni Ernst
“Let's at least acknowledge who is working in America right now and what our needs are, as well as the moral question of somebody who's been here 20 years, paying taxes to which they probably do not receive a refund, and not committing any crimes, working hard, and supporting an industry. Shouldn't there be some middle ground here? Shouldn't there be a way for them to be welcome in this country?” WayNeedsYearsWellsCountryHardAmericaMoralMiddleCrimeIndustryRight NowTaxesWelcomeAcknowledgeMiddle GroundPaying TaxesRefunds Author:Anthony Bourdain
“Now, people have a hard time understanding how taxes work.” PeopleHardUnderstandingTaxesHard Times Author:Rudy Giuliani
“In the United States, the day when you pay your taxes is a day of mourning because this alien force - the government - is coming to rob you of your hard-earned money. That's the general attitude, and it's a tremendous victory for the opponents of democracy, and, of course, any privileged sector is going to hate democracy. You can see it in the healthcare debate.” HardStatesGovernmentHateCoursesForceUnitedPayAttitudeUnited StatesDemocracyVictoryTaxesDebateAliensOpponentsMourningHealthcarePrivileged Author:Noam Chomsky
“People know that billions of pounds are wasted. Billions of pounds never get near the families that need it. It is an absolute outrage that hard-working people go out to work every day, get up early, come back late, don't see enough of their families in order to pay taxes to fund vast bureaucracies that are inefficient in order to fund a welfare system which allows too many people to sit for the whole of their lives on out-of-work benefits without going out to look for work.” PeopleKnowsNeedsLooksHardEnoughWholeOrderPayHard WorkTaxesBenefitsLateAbsolutesBillionsGet UpWelfarePoundsFundGoing OutBureaucracyOutrageUp Early Author:George Osborne
“I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.” WayHardFallResponsibilityTaxesI've LearnedAccountabilityLiabilityHard WayYou Live And You LearnLearning The Hard Way Author:Stephen Baldwin
“For my constituents, owning a home is the culmination of many years of hard work and the realization of the American Dream. At no time should a local entity take those years of hard work solely to increase their tax revenue.” ShouldYearsHardHomeDreamHard WorkTaxesIncreaseLocalsRealizationAmerican DreamEntityRevenueConstituentsCulminationOwning A Home Author:Solomon Ortiz