#taxes

American businesses and upper incomes pay a larger portion of the federal taxes of our national taxes than any country in the world. ↗

— Jim DeMint

#american businesses #any #businesses #country #federal

I think most people... would be glad to pay the same taxes they paid when Bill Clinton was president, if only they could have the same economy they had when Bill Clinton was president. ↗

— Howard Dean

#bill clinton #clinton #could #economy #glad

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

I am obligated and I will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the American government. I already paid and I will keep paying whatever taxes I owe based on my time as a U.S. citizen. ↗

— Eduardo Saverin

#am #american #american government #based #citizen

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government. ↗

— Ron Paul

#founding-fathers #illegal-taxes #income-tax #politics #ron-paul

A rather vicious cycle has been at work for years. Reduced taxes on the rich leave them with more money to influence politicians and politics. Their influence wins them further tax reductions, which gives them still more money to put to political use. When the loss of tax revenue from the rich worsens already strained government budgets, the rich press politicians to cut public services and government jobs and not even debate a return to the higher taxes the rich used to pay. So it goes – from Washington, to Wisconsin, to New York City. ↗

— Richard Wolff How the rich soaked the rest of us Guardian March

#equality #inequality #inequity #politics #rich

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#gratitude #money #taxes #wealth #money

A penny saved is worth two pennies earned . . . after taxes. ↗

— Randy Thurman

#money #savings #taxes #money

Pah…commoners, traders." Ergus made a disparaging gesture. Traders with money, Ergus. Money they put at the disposition of young Tanahkos," Lmachdan said in a dry tone. "Money that turns into soldiers. Soldiers who are used to extort tribute from us. Tribute that is turned into more soldiers. The warlord has a good thing going, I'll say that for him. ↗

— Andrew Ashling

#greed #nobles #paying-taxes #power #rich-men

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#because #eat #hungry #much #people