“I think in 2012 one of the primary issues that will get a lot of discussion will be comprehensive tax reform.” ThinkingIssuesTaxesReformPrimariesDiscussionComprehensiveTax Reform Author:Tom Reed
“I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax.” SaidHeardTaxesSpeechPaperCampaignsPrimariesPhasesConsistentlyPapers Author:Ed Rendell
“Any Democrat who squirms on the tax-cut issue in the primaries has no chance ' zero ' to win the nomination. Each will have to take the “pledge” to oppose the Bush tax cuts. Thus, Bush will have succeeded in creating a situation where anyone who can win the nomination can't win the election. Democrats are not about to nominate anyone who backs the tax cut, and Americans are not going to elect anyone who favors a tax increase.” WinningChanceSituationIssuesCuttingTaxesCreatingIncreaseElectionDemocratFavorsPrimariesZeroPledgeTax CutsNominationsCan't WinTax Increases Author:Dick Morris
“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
“This is government's primary function - to keep us safe - and when large percentages in America don't feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?” FeelsGovernmentAmericaSafeTaxesFunctionAskingPrimariesPercentages Author:Charles Schumer
“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