“This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.” IfsIdeasStatesGuySuccessfulTaxesToughDeceivingTough Guy Author:George Papandreou
“Obama has demonstrated no desire to make tough choices. Americans demand a more efficient, effective government, but his budget calls for more taxes and more spending. It employs deceptive accounting gimmicks but does nothing to tackle long-term entitlement problems, nothing to save Medicare or fix Social Security.” LongDoeProblemGovernmentDesireChoicesSocialTermSecurityDemandTaxesToughSpendingBudgetsLong TermEfficientSocial SecurityEntitlementAccountingMedicareSave MeDeceptiveGimmicksTough Choices Author:Reince Priebus
“Taxes shouldn't be higher; they should be fairer. We must be a party that's disciplined. We must make tough choices.” ShouldChoicesPartyHigherTaxesToughTough Choices Author:Vince Cable
“Get a sales tax, small on necessities and large on luxuries; then a stiff inheritance tax on the fellow that saves and don't spend. That will get him either way. A tax paid on the day you buy is not as tough as asking you for it the next year when you are broke.” WayYearsNextTaxesToughPaidAskingFellowsLuxuryBrokeInheritanceNext YearSales TaxInheritance Tax Book:Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933 Source: Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933
“The middle classes shouldn’t be getting tax cuts, while those in tough, poorly paid jobs, who are already running out of money at the start of the month, are getting their benefits cut. That’s not one-nation conservatism; it’s two nations conservatism.” TwoRunningJobsNationsClassCuttingMiddleMonthsTaxesBenefitsToughPaidMiddle ClassConservatismTax CutsTwo Nations Author:Tim Montgomerie
“At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.” PeopleWantNeedsGreaterEconomicTaxesToughRaisesSafetyBillsTough TimesRecessionsSafety NetMedicaidEconomic Recession Author:James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
“It's a tough path to citizenship. You've got to pay back taxes. You've got to learn English. You've got to have a clear record. You've got to get to the back of the line behind other people who have come here legally or even waiting legally.” PeopleWaitingLinesPayBehindsPathClearRecordsTaxesToughCitizenship Author:John McCain
“I'm a conservative, pro-life governor in a state where it is really tough to be both. A state like New Jersey, with lots of Democrats, but still we cut taxes, we balanced budgets. We fought the teacher's union.” StillsStatesTeacherCuttingTaxesToughUnionsDemocratConservativeBudgetsBalancedGovernorsJerseyPro LifeNew JerseyBalanced Budget Author:Chris Christie
“When it comes to economics, president-elect [Donald] Trump has promised to revive American manufacturing, get tough on trade with China, cut taxes and invest in infrastructure.” PresidentCuttingTrumpTaxesToughEconomicsTradeChinaInfrastructureManufacturingRevive Author:Judy Woodruff
“Donald Trump is a businessman, not a career politician. He actually built a business. Those tax returns that were - that came out publicly this week show that he faced some pretty tough times 20 years ago. But like virtually every other business, including the New York Times not too long ago, he used what's called net operating loss. We have a tax code that actually is designed to encourage entrepreneurship in this country.” LongCountryLossWeekPoliticianTaxesToughEntrepreneurshipCodeBusinessmanTough Times Author:Mike Pence
“In order to make the tough decisions we have to know what our values are and who we're fighting for and our priorities and if we are spending $300 billion on tax cuts for people who don't need them and weren't even asking for them, and we are leaving out health care which is crushing on people all across the country, then I think we have made a bad decision and I want to make sure we're not shortchanging our long term priorities.” PeopleThinkingLongCountryCareValuesFightingTermDecisionCuttingTaxesToughLeavingPrioritiesHealth CareLong TermCrushBad DecisionTough Decisions Author:Barack Obama
“In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.” FactsJobsIndividualInterestPartyTaxesMembersToughPreparedCodeBest ThingsSimplify Author:Barack Obama
“We are dealing with the question of the 11 million people paying their taxes, having a path to legalization and, then, ultimately, to citizenship. Tough issues but we are coming together and I think we can do it.” PeopleThinkingTogetherCan DoMillionsPathIssuesTaxesToughImmigrationCitizenshipImmigration ReformComing Together Author:Dick Durbin
“Well, I don't think it is amnesty to start with. Second of all, what do you want to do with them? That is the question in response. And third of all, it is a tough path to citizenship. You have to pay back taxes. You've got to learn English. You've got to have a clear record. You've got to get to the back of the line behind other people who have come here legally or waiting legally. So, i just reject that.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsWaitingLinesPayBehindsPathClearRecordsTaxesToughThirdsResponseImmigrationRejectsCitizenshipImmigration ReformAmnesty Author:John McCain
“Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.” MeanGovernmentChoicesHigherTaxesToughRuinsBeltsShrinksTough Choices Author:Chris Christie