“I wish they weren't called the 'Bush tax cuts.' If they're called some other body's tax cuts, they're probably less likely to be raised.” IfsBodyWishCuttingTaxesRaisedTax Cuts Author:George W. Bush
“What I am anxious to do is to get the best bill possible with the least amount of friction.... I wish to avoid [splitting our party]. I shall do all in my power to retain the corporation tax as it is now and also force a reduction of the [tariff] schedules. It is only when all other efforts fail that I'll resort to headlines and force the people into this fight.” PeopleFightingForceWishPartyEffortFailingAmountTaxesBillsCorporationsAnxiousSchedulesResortsHeadlinesReductionFrictionSplittingTariffs Author:William Howard Taft
“Those who create the wealth naturally want to keep it and devote it to their own purposes. Those who wish to expropriate it look for ever more-clever ways to acquire it without inciting resistance. One of those ways is the spreading of an elaborate ideology of statism, which teaches that the people are the state and that therefore they are only paying themselves when they pay taxes.” PeopleWayWantLooksStatesPurposeWishWealthPayTeachTaxesCleverResistanceIdeologyAcquire Author:Sheldon Richman
“What really gets me is this - it's very ironic that those who are most critical of extra tax are those who are most vociferous in demanding extra expenditure. What gets me even more is that having demanded that extra expenditure they are not prepared to face the consequences of their own action and stand by the necessity to get the tax to pay for it. I wish some of them had a bit more guts and courage than they have.” ActionFacesWishBitsPayTaxesConsequencePreparedCriticalExtrasGutsIronicTaxationExpenditures Author:Margaret Thatcher
“The hardest obstacle I've ever had to overcome is probably my first steps into adulthood: paying rent, groceries, cooking, taxes. I was so anxious to grow up, and now I'm wishing I was still a kid.” FirstsStillsKidsWishGrowsStepsGrowing UpTaxesOvercomingCookingObstaclesHardestAnxiousFirst StepsAdulthoodGroceriesPaying Rent Author:Dillon Lane
“Taxes are important. President Bush's tax proposals leave no rich person behind. Voters approve of President Bush helping the kind of people they wish they were one of.” PeopleKindPersonsImportantHelpingLiteratureWishPresidentBehindsRichTaxesVotersProposalPresident BushRich Person Author:Andy Rooney