“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
“I think media think it's going to be good for ratings, and, two, because they know they have a lot of material to work with. If Donald Trump were to ever become the nominee, immediately, the hounds of hell would descend on him. They're going to tear him apart, everything he's ever done, from not releasing his taxes, to all of his failed business dealings.” IfsThinkingKnowsTwoDoneHellMediaTearsMaterialsTrumpTaxesBe GoodRatingDealingsHounds Author:Marco Rubio
“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
“We normally think if you're going to lend someone money, you should get some reward for doing this. In Europe, it's a tax!” IfsThinkingShouldTaxesEuropeRewards Author:Mohamed El-Erian
“hy is it you can impose a new tax and keep your economy growing? Only if you cut other taxes by exactly the same amount. The problem with carbon taxes around the world has been you dump a new tax onto the economy and it's just adding more tax.” IfsWorldHas BeensProblemEconomyCuttingGrowingAmountTaxesAround The WorldCarbonDumpCarbon Tax Author:Christy Clark
“We know taxes slow down economic growth, so if you add a carbon tax you have to also minus other taxes. You can't take more money out of people's pockets. I don't think you can build a consensus in this country about environmental policy if you're going to make people poor.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsCountryGrowthPoorEconomicPolicyTaxesAddEnvironmentalPocketsMore MoneyCarbonSlow DownConsensusEconomic GrowthMinusEnvironmental PolicyCarbon Tax Author:Christy Clark
“If you have a 50 percent match and you get in trouble financially, you can either withdraw money as a loan, or withdraw the 50 percent match. If you take it out, you have to pay taxes on it, but you still come out ahead.” IfsStillsPayTroubleTaxesPercentLoan Author:Suze Orman
“What would be wrong with letting a kid go pro, and if it doesn't work out he can come back to college? What's the harm in that? The reason is the word "amateurism." The NCAA has to protect colleges' tax exemption.” IfsReasonWould BeKidsCollegeProtectTaxesWork OutHarmExemptionNcaaBack To College Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“Why do you think there's so many thousands of Cuban doctors in Florida? Because they all had to leave Cuba. Because doctors were rich, and so the [Fidel] Castro government began confiscating all their property. Not much different from this plan to tax you at a higher rate if you and your family, you and your spouse make over $250,000. You're rich! So they must confiscate more your money.” IfsThinkingDifferentGovernmentRichPlansHigherTaxesDoctorsPropertyRateOur FamilyFloridaSpouseCubaCubanCastro Author:Rafael Cruz
“And the fact is - is if you lower - if you lower taxes, you don't have to wait for the money to get to the states, the money to get out in contracts. You send a signal immediately, and so businesses start making decisions.” IfsStatesFactsWaitingDecisionTaxesContractsSignalsMaking Decisions Author:John Boehner
“I think something like three-quarters of American currency is held abroad, by drug dealers, by tax evaders, Russians and Chinese. Other people think that they want to protect themselves against their own currency going down. When you have 75% of the currency and even more of the high-denomination $100 bills held abroad, you wonder whether these are people we really want to pay. If you get rid of the $100 bills, its foreign holders will be the main losers.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantThreePayWonderDrugProtectTaxesBillsChineseLoserQuartersCurrencyDealerDenominationsDrug Dealers Author:Michael Hudson
“I don't think this is a situation where you can say that Congress was avoiding any mention of the tax power. It'd be one thing if Congress explicitly disavowed an exercise of the tax power. But given that it hasn't done so, it seems to me that it's - not only is it fair to read this as an exercise of the tax power, but this court has got an obligation to construe it as an exercise of the tax power if it can be upheld on that basis.” IfsThinkingDoneSeemsGivenSituationOne ThingExerciseTaxesFairsBasesCourtCongressObligationAvoiding Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“Justice [Sonia]Sotomayor said, "Let's talk - you want to talk about the tax power."And I got like a 10-minute run on the tax power. And, boy, was I glad I did because I was able to get across this idea that, yes, this is a narrower ground on which you can affirm it. And I think everybody agrees. I think even the dissenting justices ultimately in the case agreed that, if Congress had expressly called it a tax, it would be indisputably constitutional.” IfsThinkingWantSaidIdeasWould BeRunningAbleJusticeBoysCasesMinutesTaxesAgreeCongressGlad Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“I think we need to talk about mental illness a lot more. People complain about tax dollars and say we don't have the money. But if we can't put some of our investments, or some of our money back into humans, isn't that where it all begins?” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsHumansTaxesDollarsInvestmentIllnessComplainingMental IllnessTax Dollars Author:Nia Long
“Andrea Leadsom promises to publish tax return tomorrow if she gets on ballot - it's boring.” IfsReturnTomorrowPromiseTaxesBoringPublishBallotsAndreaTax Returns Author:Laura Kuenssberg
“We've got people in the Republican Party that just believe that if you just cut taxes for corporations, and that you have more trade, and we just bring in more people from abroad, that this is going to help the average guy. Well, it's not. I mean, this is an honest dispute. We're going to have a dispute about it. The American people agree with [Donald] Trump and I agree with Trump on those things.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsMeanHelpingGuyPartyCuttingHonestTrumpRepublicanTaxesAgreeTradeAverageCorporationsRepublican PartyDisputesJust Believe Author:Jeff Sessions
“[Donald] Trump and all the Republicans believe in the theory of trickle down economics which is a theory discredited even by the author himself David Stockton. The theory suggests that if we take care of the people at the top, if we cut taxes for the wealthy, if we make sure they are doing really well, then the investments that they make in the economy and the jobs that will create, will make everything grow and it will have a trickle down effect on the rest of us.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsCareJobsGrowsEconomyCuttingEffectsTheoryTrumpRepublicanTaxesEconomicsInvestmentTake CareWealthyTrickle DownTrickle Down Economics Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“If Donald Trump had said something like I'm going to raise taxes on the middle class, it would be all over the news. You would be questioning his sanity.” IfsSaidWould BeClassMiddleTrumpTaxesNewsRaisesMiddle ClassSanityQuestioning Author:Rudy Giuliani
“The G20 was established as a forum to discuss, first and foremost, world economic issues. If we load it with... Of course, politics affects economic processes, this is obvious, but if we bring some squabbles, or not squabbles, rather, some matters that are really important but relate purely to world politics, we will overload the G20 agenda and instead of addressing such issues as finance, structural economic reforms, tax evasion and so forth, we will engage in endless debates concerning the Syrian crisis or some other global challenges, of which there are many, or the Middle East problem.” IfsWorldFirstsImportantMatterProblemCoursesProcessChallengesIssuesEconomicMiddleTaxesCrisisObviousEastDebateEndlessFinanceReformRelateAgendasMiddle EastLoadForumsEvasionOverloadEconomic IssuesSquabblesWorld PoliticsEconomic ReformsTax Evasion Author:Vladimir Putin
“In the United States, if you buy a property and you're a good citizen, and you improve that property, what do they do to you? They tax you more. So they penalize you for good behavior.” IfsStatesUnitedUnited StatesCitizensTaxesBehaviorPropertyGood CitizenGood Behavior Author:Jesse Ventura
“If you behave like a good citizen, and you upgrade and improve your property, your reward will be the government will take more money from you. So using that analogy, you should let your house become the shithole on the block and they'll reduce your taxes and you'll pay less. Be a bad citizen with your neighbors, right? You'll save money then.” IfsShouldGovernmentHousePayCitizensTaxesPropertyRewardsNeighborBlockBehaveMore MoneySaving MoneyAnalogiesGood Citizen Author:Jesse Ventura
“If you're a Mexican citizen whether you live in a shanty shack or the big palace on the beach, when you turn 65, your property taxes are cut in half.” IfsBigsTurnsHalfCuttingCitizensTaxesPropertyBeachMexicanPalacesShackProperty Taxes Author:Jesse Ventura
“If you want less of something, tax it. If you want more of something, don't tax it or reduce the tax burden.” IfsWantTaxesBurdenTax Burden Author:Ted Nugent
“If gambling were banned, those social costs would drop, tax revenues from consumer goods would increase, and money would be pumped into the productive economic sector” IfsWould BeSocialEconomicCostTaxesIncreaseConsumersProductiveGamblingGoodsRevenueBanned Author:John Warren Kindt
“There are a series of connections between Donald Trump and his closest advisers and Russia that at least raise significant questions. Some of those questions could be answered if Donald Trump was willing to release his tax returns, but he's unwilling to do that.” IfsWillingReturnTrumpTaxesConnectionsRaisesSeriesSignificantRussiaReleaseClosestUnwillingAdviserTax Returns Author:Tim Kaine
“If we can afford it, I personally think we should keep giving people MRIs a lot, so we can spot everything early. Our taxes should keep going towards healthcare so that people can be getting scanned regularly and checked over regularly.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingShouldTaxesSpotsKeep GoingHealthcareMri Author:John Newman
“If the economy grows enough, fast enough, the tech system should be modernized so that the tax revenues rise fast enough also, and we should put more money in education.” IfsShouldEnoughGrowsEconomyTaxesMore MoneyRevenue Author:Manmohan Singh
“If [Donald Trump] is paid zero [taxes], that means zero for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health.” IfsMeanSchoolTrumpTaxesPaidZeroTroopsVets Author:Hillary Clinton
“Independent experts have looked at what I've proposed and looked at what Donald's [Trump] proposed, and basically they've said this, that if his tax plan, which would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy, were to go into effect, we would lose 3.5 million jobs and maybe have another recession.” IfsSaidJobsLosesClassMillionsPlansMiddleEffectsTrumpTaxesIndependentBlowDebtInstanceExpertsMiddle ClassWealthyDisadvantagesRecessionsMiddle Class Family Author:Hillary Clinton
“You may have heard that Donald Trum has long refused to release his tax returns, the way every other nominee for president has done for decades. You can look at 40 years of my tax returns. I think we need a law that says, if you become the nominee of the major parties, you have to release your tax returns.” IfsThinkingWayNeedsYearsLooksMayLongDoneLawPresidentPartyHeardReturnTaxesMajorsDecadesReleaseTax Returns Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump talks us down. He makes disparaging comments about America. He calls our military a disaster. Well, it's not, but it might have been if everybody else had failed to pay taxes to support our brave men and women in uniform.” IfsMenWellsHas BeensMightAmericaPaySupportMilitaryTrumpTaxesMen And WomenBraveDisasterCommentUniformsMight Have BeenBrave ManDisparaging Author:Hillary Clinton
“If companies try to leave our country to avoid paying their fair share, if they try to outsource jobs, they're going to have to give back every tax break they ever received in our country.” IfsGivingTryingCountryJobsCompanyBreakShareTaxesFairsOur CountryGiving BackFair ShareTax Breaks Author:Hillary Clinton
“Most people don't know this, but if you settle a debt for less than the amount you owed, you are potentially responsible for taxes on the forgiven debt. Look at it this way: You received goods and services for the full amount of debt, but you're only paying for a portion of it - sometimes less than 50%. Anything more than $600 is generally considered taxable, but the IRS will sometimes waive the tax if you can prove that your assets were less than your liabilities when the debt was settled.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayLooksSometimesAmountProveTaxesResponsibleDebtSettlingGoodsAssetsPortionsForgivenLiabilityIrsGoods And Services Author:Jean Chatzky
“If I decide to run for office, I will release my tax returns. Absolutely. I would love to do that.” IfsRunningReturnTaxesOfficeReleaseTax Returns Author:Donald Trump
“America should really wonder about a President Trump, who had a campaign manager with ties to Putin, pro-putin elements in the Ukraine who had to be fired for that reason. They should wonder when Donald Trump is sitting down with Vladimir Putin, is it going to be America's bottom line, or is it going to be Donald Trump's bottom line he's going to be worried about with all of his business dealings. This would be solved if Donald Trump would release his tax returns as he's told the American public that he would do.” IfsShouldReasonWould BeAmericaPresidentLinesWonderReturnTrumpTaxesElementsSittingBottomCampaignsReleaseManagersWorriedTiesBottom LinePutinUkraineSitting DownDealingsTax Returns Author:Tim Kaine
“I love that I'm able to take people away just for a little while. Even if they come to my show and it's an escape from taxes or heartbreak or a shitty workplace experience - all those human beings I get to sing for laugh and emote with give me more happiness than I could ever give them.” PeopleIfsGivingHumansLittlesShowsAbleHuman BeingsLaughingTaxesGive MeWorkplaceEmote Author:Michael Buble
“Donald Trump started this campaign in 2014 he said if I run for president I'll absolutely release my taxes.” IfsSaidRunningPresidentTrumpTaxesCampaignsRelease Author:Tim Kaine
“If you're a rich guy, the best thing you can do is demand tax increases on the rich. That way the poor guy will leave you alone. The middle class and the poor will leave you alone.” IfsWayGuyCan DoPoorClassRichMiddleDemandTaxesIncreaseBest ThingsMiddle ClassTax Increases Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The amazing thing about Trump is that he is so completely predictable. Hillary Clinton knows that if she teases him about either his wealth, his taxes, the women who are coming after him or his preposterous claims of being against the Iraq war, he cannot resist.” IfsKnowsWarWealthTrumpTaxesClaimsClintonIraqPredictableAmazing ThingsIraq WarTease Author:James Fallows
“If Hillary [Clinton] is elected, is she going to be able to jack up taxes with virtually no deductions, and include capital gains? Unless democrats have a clean sweep of Congress, I don't think that's going to happen either.” IfsThinkingHappensAbleTaxesGainsCleanClintonDemocratCongressDeductionsCapital Gains Author:Gary Shilling
“Puerto Rico is a government that is spending money that it doesn't have. What's coming in and what's going out don't match. That is, what they are receiving in taxes is not sufficient to cover the spending that they are taking on. And any entity that does that, whether a family, a business, a government, is going to go broke and bankrupt. They are asking to be given the right to declare bankruptcy, which I think should be an option, as a last resort, if there is no other resource.” IfsThinkingShouldDoeGovernmentLastsGivenTaxesResourcesAskingSpendingBrokeSufficientReceivingEntityGoing OutResortsBankruptcyPuerto RicoSpending MoneyRico Author:Marco Rubio
“What does have a chance of becoming law is a process that begins with securing the border. Currently the border is not secure and not just immigrants are coming across, but also drugs, weapons a whole series of problems. And I think that if you can prove to the American people that illegal immigration is under control, I think that the American people are willing to do something very reasonable about people who have been here for many years, who are not criminals, who are going to pay a fine, who are going to pay taxes, who are working.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsDoeHas BeensWholeProblemLawProcessChancePayWillingFineBecomingDrugProveTaxesWeaponsSeriesCriminalsImmigrationSecureBordersReasonableImmigrantsIllegalIllegal Immigration Author:Marco Rubio
“The reality is the most important thing that can be done are these permanent changes like to the tax code, reduction of government spending. These are the things that pop up in economy and move it in the right direction, start to make it an economy that is moving because of the money in the private economy. When you think about it, when the Fed is lowering an interest rate, what it's doing is it's creating more liquidity. It's putting more money into the economy. The same thing happens when you reduce the tax except if happens from physical policy.” IfsThinkingImportantDoneRealityGovernmentHappensMovingInterestEconomyPolicyTaxesCreatingImportant ThingsRatePopsSpendingThings HappenCodePermanentFedsMore MoneyReductionRight DirectionInterest RateGovernment SpendingLiquidityPermanent Change Author:Rudy Giuliani
“If you stimulate the economy by means of a tax cut, the people that you tend to be benefiting are the better off.” PeopleIfsMeanEconomyCuttingTaxesBetter OffTax Cuts Author:Judy Woodruff
“If you look at the Forbes 400, they are paying a lower rate, accounting payroll taxes, than their secretary or - whomever around their office.” IfsLooksTaxesOfficeRateSecretaryAccountingPayrollForbesPayroll Tax Author:Warren Buffett
“If we're going to have a strong and dynamic economy in the years ahead, we need to tackle some of the structural challenges that our economy faces and the tax code is one of the biggest.” IfsNeedsYearsFacesStrongChallengesEconomyTaxesCode Author:Karl Rove
“To be able to compete, we've got to improve our education system, our litigation environment, our tax code, our health system and our trading policies if we're going to be as strong economically in the years ahead.” IfsYearsAbleStrongEnvironmentPolicyTaxesCodeTradingEducation SystemHealth System Author:Karl Rove
“It's simply cheaper to operate the business offshore than it is domestically because of the tax rate, 35%, which is higher than anywhere else in the industrialized world. And one of the things the Trump team says they're gonna do is lower that to 15%. And if they do, folks, you haven't seen anything yet. If they succeed in that - and you watch.” IfsWorldWatchesTeamHavensTrumpHigherSucceedTaxesRateFolksCheaperOffshore Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If Trump and his team are able to lower the corporate tax rate to 15%, you look out. The left have told people that corporations are gonna hide the money or shelter the money or keep it for the CEO. They're not gonna give it away, they're not gonna sharing it, it isn't gonna trickle down. You watch.” PeopleIfsGivingLooksAbleLeftWatchesTeamTrumpTaxesRateCorporateCorporationsShelterCeoOld PeopleTrickle Down Author:Rush Limbaugh
“In high-tax New York, in high-tax California, the governors of those states are constantly offering tax breaks, tax exemptions to any number of companies if they will locate in those states. The left does it all the time. We point it out every time we learn about it because it's hypocritical.” IfsDoeStatesLeftNumbersCompanyBreakNew YorkTaxesCaliforniaOfferingGovernorsHypocriticalTax BreaksExemptionHigh Taxes Author:Rush Limbaugh