Raising Taxes Quotes

• The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

  Will Rogers

  Death, Government, Political Will

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• Reagan is held up to us as an example of never raising taxes. Correction: Reagan raised taxes six of his eight years as president. Why? He was a pragmatist, not doctrinaire. He saw problems emerging, and when his policies faltered he changed his views. Flexibility, not rigidity.

  Eugene Jarecki

  Eight, Views, Years

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Death, Money, Business

  Letter to Jean Baptiste Le Roy, 13 Nov. 1789

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• We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.

  Mitch Daniels

  Believe, Ignorance, Cutting

  Keynote Speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee, delivered 11 February 2011, Ronald Reagan Centennial Dinner, Washington, D.C.

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• The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.

  Paula Poundstone

  Funny, Time, Taken

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• The Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I'll say no, and they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again and I'll say to them, read my lips, no new taxes.

  George H. W. Bush

  Lips, Congress, Taxes

  1988 Republican National Convention Acceptance Address, delivered 18 August 1988, Superdome, New Orleans, LA

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• My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress.

  Warren Buffett

  Long, Important, Friendly

  "Networks Embrace Buffett's Call for Higher Taxes on 'Mega-Rich,' ABC Salivates Over Spending It". Article by Brent Baker, www.mrc.org. August 16, 2011.

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• Look, only in Washington is not raising taxes considered a tax cut. Nobody's getting a tax cut here. We're not cutting taxes. We're preventing tax increases from occurring.

  Paul Ryan

  Cutting, Looks, Increase

  "Reps. Paul Ryan, Chris Van Hollen Talk Policy, Politics; Justice Stephen Breyer on New Book". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 12, 2010.

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• Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth.

  Paul Ryan

  Growth, Problem, Economic

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• The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.

  Bob Beauprez

  Taxes, Democrat, Rate

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• In New Mexico, I inherited the largest structural deficit in state history, and our legislature is controlled by Democrats. We don't always agree, but we came together in a bipartisan manner and turned that deficit into a surplus. And we did it without raising taxes.

  Susana Martinez

  Together, Mexico, Legislature

  "Paul Ryan Speaks at Republican National Convention". CNN Live Event/Special, www.cnn.com. August 29, 2012.

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• And you can't have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too much money, over regulating and restricting free trade. It just can't be done.

  Arthur Laffer

  Government, Done, Too Much

  "The Journal Editorial Report", www.foxnews.com. June 12, 2010.

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• This is a government takeover of our healthcare system. It is the government basically running the entire healthcare system, turning large insurers into de facto public utilities, depriving people of choice, depriving people of options, raising people's prices, raising taxes when we need new jobs.

  Paul Ryan

  Running, Jobs, Government

  "POLITICO Interview: Rep. Paul Ryan". POLITICO Interview, www.politico.com. March 23, 2010.

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• You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes.

  John Hoeven

  Growing, Economy, Taxes

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• I really do believe most people understand raising tax rates is bad for the economy, it costs jobs. It actually in the long term undermines revenue.

  Tom Cole

  Jobs, Believe, Long

  "Rep. Cole: I'm not for raising tax rates on anyone". "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. November 28, 2012.

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• One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own.

  Josh Mandel

  Mistake, Taxes, Public Officials

  "Outside cash keeps Mandel afloat" by David Catanese, www.politico.com. June 17, 2012.

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• Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the full 'Taxmageddon' scenario, President Obama's health care law also contains a new surtax on investment that will take effect in 2013.

  John Cornyn

  War, Recovery, Law

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• 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

  Mistake, Recovery, Cutting

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• We can push Montana forward and we can do it with out raising taxes.

  Brian Schweitzer

  Montana, Taxes, Can Do

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• We rule out raising taxes this year.

  Luis de Guindos

  Years, Taxes

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• I'm for eliminating deductions and taking some of the money to buy down rates and put it on the debt. That's not raising taxes. That's solving a problem.

  Lindsey Graham

  Debt, Problem, Taxes

  "Sen. Graham on security of our nation's capital, 2016 plans; Sen. Sanders ready to challenge Hillary Clinton?". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 19, 2015.

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• I am no longer going to go along with this idea that we're going to keep spending and borrowing and taking over and raising taxes, that I'm going to do everything I can to change things.

  Chris Matthews

  Ideas, Spending, Taxes

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• Donald Trump would end up raising taxes on middle-class families.

  Hillary Clinton

  Class, Ends, Middle

  Source: www.independent.co.uk

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• What I have proposed would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy, because they have made all the gains in the economy.

  Hillary Clinton

  Would Be, Gains, Economy

  "The first Trump-Clinton presidential debate transcript, annotated". www.washingtonpost.com. September 26, 2016.

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• Someone is going to have to explain to me at some time how raising taxes on job-creators is going to create more jobs.

  Jim Jordan

  Jobs, Taxes, Creator

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