“Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.” PeopleIfsLittlesDoeProblemGovernmentMovingViewsEconomyToo MuchTaxesSolutionsSolvePhrasesKeep Moving Author:Ronald Reagan
“...in terms of business mistakes that I've seen over a long lifetime, I would say that trying to minimize taxes too much is one of the great standard causes of really dumb mistakes. I see terrible mistakes from people being overly motivated by tax considerations. Warren and I personally don't drill oil wells. We pay our taxes. And we've done pretty well, so far. Anytime somebody offers you a tax shelter from here on in life, my advice would be don't buy it.” PeopleTryingWellsLongDoneWould BeCausesTermPayMistakeToo MuchAdviceTerribleOffersTaxesStandardsLifetimeOilDumbConsiderationMotivatedShelterLong LifeDrillsReally Dumb Author:Charlie Munger
“Some people do rely too much on technology. Look, technology is wonderful and I love it. When I was in the UK and I had hit records I would also have a high tax bill at the end of the year, and that would be the time to buy up all the technology - it was write offs.” PeopleWritingYearsLooksEndsWould BeTechnologyRecordsToo MuchWonderfulTaxesBillsRelyHigh Taxes Author:Tony Visconti
“We must move from revenue-neutral to revenue-reducing tax reform, because the federal government spends far too much money.” GovernmentMovingToo MuchTaxesReformFederal GovernmentRevenueReducingTax Reform Author:Carly Fiorina
“The problem is that corporations have way too much power in Congress and the government and they're rigging the system so that they don't pay taxes, but we do. We pay for all these crazy wars they come up with.” WayWarProblemGovernmentPayToo MuchCrazyTaxesCongressCome UpCorporationsToo Much Power Author:Richard Patrick
“And you can't have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too much money, over regulating and restricting free trade. It just can't be done.” WayDoneGovernmentEconomyToo MuchTaxesTradeRateProsperousPrintingFree TradeRaising TaxesOverspending Author:Arthur Laffer
“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.” PeopleLittlesProblemGovernmentToo MuchTaxesConservativeDebtSpending Author:Ronald Reagan