#axe

For the last 50 years, the federal government has taken out of the Gulf Coast $165 billion in taxes that came from oil and gas off of our coast that went to the federal Treasury, to rebuild all places in America except the place that it came from. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#billion #came #coast #except #federal

I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it. ↗

— Heath Ledger

#funny #good #i #just #naturally

Nervousness was never something I would ever associate with the Beatles ever. A Hard Day's Night was relatively unscathed by marijuana, but even then they were quite relaxed about it. ↗

— Richard Lester

#associate #beatles #day #even #ever

The problem with the economy isn't that people aren't paying their fair share of taxes. ↗

— Jon Lovitz

#fair #fair share #paying #people #problem

A variety of factors contribute to the price of gasoline in the United States. These factors include worldwide supply, demand and competition for crude oil, taxes, regional differences in access to gasoline supplies and environmental regulations. ↗

— Gary Miller

#competition #contribute #crude #crude oil #demand

Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about reducing trash. ↗

— Ruth Ann Minner

#add #benjamin #benjamin franklin #certain #certainty

If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

#benefit #cannot #check #congress #forgoing

To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable. ↗

— Yannick Noah

#brothel #had #me #part #payment

There are still a lot of cases in the world where you order something and then you see 'Delivery will be in 8-12 weeks.' This is because of the faxes and forms that still exist. ↗

— John Patrick

#cases #delivery #exist #faxes #forms

When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans. ↗

— Ron Paul

#average #average americans #bad #benefit #borrow