#tax

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#nationalism

More freedom means more jobs... less government and less taxes. ↗

— Todd Akin

#freedom means #government #jobs #less #means

I had to quit my taxi cab driving job because I had no way to get to work. The problem was I kept calling myself to come pick me up. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#humor #job #taxi #work #funny

The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities. ↗

— Adam Smith

#taxes #wealth #nature

The tax code can be used to eliminate the toll booths on the information superhighway. ↗

— Jerry Weller

#code #eliminate #information #tax #tax code

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood! ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#demands #fate #gifts #heavy #itself

There's no recovery on Main Street, I can tell you that for sure. And in a re - in an economy like this, we don't need to be raising anybody's taxes. ↗

— Haley Barbour

#economy #i #i can #like #main

Tax reform is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. ↗

— Max Baucus

#reform #tax #tax reform

As Indiana's governor, I balanced eight budgets, never raised taxes, and left the largest surplus in state history. It wasn't always easy. Cuts had to be made and some initiatives deferred. Occasionally I had to say 'no.' ↗

— Evan Bayh

#balanced #budgets #cuts #deferred #easy

And yet, if we don't, first and foremost, act responsibly with the national tax dollars that we have, we can't properly address those regional priorities that we would like to. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#address #dollars #first #foremost #like