#tax

I am a big fan of the TV series 'Taxi' which combined comedy and pathos better than any other show I've seen. ↗

— Douglas Wood

#any #better #big #big fan #combined

The author takes the position that the consumer pays the tax, and as such every individual of the social order should be given unlimited opportunity to make the most of himself. ↗

— Carter G. Woodson

#consumer #every #given #himself #individual

Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today. ↗

— Herman Wouk

#fiction #imaginative #income #income tax #most

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#cut #draw #economy #government #government spending

Investor demand for distressed property has been healthy, as rents rise to levels that can cover investors' costs while they wait for properties to appreciate. Giving investors a small tax break should further juice up demand, supporting prices for distressed homes and the market in general. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#been #break #costs #cover #demand

The Bush tax cuts should be extended permanently for families with annual incomes of less than $250,000 and should be phased out slowly for those making more than that. Raising taxes on anyone now, when the economic recovery is so fragile, would be a mistake. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#anyone #bush #bush tax cuts #cuts #economic

The clearest way to cut some of this fiscal drag would be to extend the current payroll tax holiday and increase it - as proposed by President Barack Obama. This would cut the fiscal drag by almost half. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#barack #barack obama #clearest #current #cut

The extension and expansion of the payroll tax holidays for workers would be number one on my list and key to avoiding recession. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#expansion #extension #holidays #key #list

Yes. I don't think it would be appropriate at this point to raise taxes on anyone, certainly not in 2011. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#appropriate #certainly #i #point #raise

In how many lives does love really play a dominant part? The average taxpayer is no more capable of a 'grand passion' than of a grand opera. ↗

— Israel Zangwill

#capable #does #dominant #grand #how