#pay

The money the president wants to borrow for Iraq will come directly out of the American taxpayer wallets in the form of Medicare and Social Security receipts. That's your money. ↗

— Robert Byrd

#american taxpayer #borrow #come #directly #form

Income tax filing and payment day should be moved from April 15th to November 1st so it can be close to election day. People ought to have their tax bills fresh in mind as they go to vote. ↗

— Steven G. Calabresi

#bills #close #day #election #election day

The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office. But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer. ↗

— Ben Nighthorse Campbell

#american #any #borne #costs #defense

The bill then says if the Senate does not act, then H.R. 1 (the House-passed bill that cuts $61 billion) will be the law of the land. In addition to that, it says that if all else fails, and the Senate brings about a shutdown, then members should not get their pay. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#act #addition #bill #billion #brings

We have so many people retiring that we do not have enough people paying into the system to be able to provide the benefits for those collecting those benefits. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#benefits #collecting #enough #enough people #into

Taxpayers have put more than $24 trillion on the line to resuscitate Wall Street after the economic meltdown of last year. With the help of this massive taxpayer support, the nation's largest banks are posting record profits. ↗

— Maria Cantwell

#banks #economic #help #largest #last

The Crime Victims Fund is distributed to service providers who assist millions of crime victims annually throughout our communities in a host of ways. It is paid for by fines levied on criminals, not taxpayers. ↗

— Jim Costa

#assist #communities #crime #criminals #distributed

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. ↗

— James Douglas

#economic #economic recession #even #greater #having

A typical Ponzi scheme involves taking money from investors, then paying them off with money taken from new investors, rather than paying them from actual earnings. ↗

— Amy Goodman

#earnings #investors #involves #money #new

I wouldn't mind paying taxes - if I knew they were going to a friendly country. ↗

— Dick Gregory

#friendly #going #i #knew #mind