Quotes About Finance

I get how devastating high taxes are to job creation.

I think that taxes have to exist. They should exist at the lowest possible level, and to the extent that we can, we shouldn't invent more. Maybe that's my experience being mayor of New York City, where we had so many taxes.

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

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

I have every right to know how my taxes are spent, how every single penny of it is spent. I have the right to know that.

There's no reason to raise taxes. Taxes should be lower... The problem we have is that government spends too much, not that taxes are too low.

Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one of those taxes that most clearly damages economic growth and jobs.

My goal in getting rid of tax loopholes is not to raise taxes. Our problem in Washington, D.C. is not a revenue problem, it is a spending problem.

I really think people understand that in New York City we have high taxes.

I'm not for raising taxes on anyone - period.

Yes, the rich will find ways to avoid paying more taxes, courtesy of clever accountants and tax attorneys. But this has always been the case, regardless of where the tax rate is set.

Every American, I think, should be able to fill out their taxes on a postcard.

I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you don't owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes.

Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem.

People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes.

What I want to do is make certain that no one's taxes go up. Let's look at cleaning up the tax code.

When the period arrives - come when it may - that this government will be compelled to resort to internal taxes for its support in time of peace, it will mark one of the most difficult and dangerous stages through which it is destined to pass.

I do believe that we need to lower taxes on our hard working Iowans immediately.

Higher taxes kill jobs. Regulations kill jobs.

There are corporations in this nation, some of the biggest corporations in this nation, who do not pay taxes.

If the government can make money, what on earth does it collect taxes for you and me for? Why don't it make what money it wants, take the taxes out, and give the balance to us?

It's a lethal thing to suddenly raise taxes.

I want to lower taxes for the middle class.

I think I should pay more taxes... but everything they take from me should go to reduce the debt.