Quotes About Income

I would describe myself as having a healthy income, but I sure wouldn't describe the son of a postmaster and an encyclopedia saleswoman as upper class, by any stretch of the imagination. I would describe myself as decidedly middle class. I think I'm extremely fortunate.

My biggest worry is that Obama says he's going to tax the upper 5 percent by raising their taxes by 20 percent. But among that 5 percent are the corporations that are hiring middle-class Americans.

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

Any reductions we have in upper-income taxes will be offset by less deductions so that there will be no absolute tax cut for the upper class.

There will be a big tax cut for the middle class. But any tax cuts we have for the upper class will be offset by less deductions that will pay for it.

I think it was very important for me to look at starting to build a safety net so that I didn't feel the insecurity of the ups and downs of finances because I might do no film a year, or I might do six commercials, or I might do none.

The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money.

In my first home that I actually purchased, I built this nice little basement apartment, I moved into it, and I rented out the whole house upstairs. That allowed me to live there for free - because that's all I could afford.

The lowest I've ever made - and this was on the prelims - was 35 grand on a fight. I've made upwards of 80 grand on a fight on sponsors.

Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year. And they are more likely to live in poverty.

Ultimately, stable growth will ensure that urban and rural incomes increase and people's lives improve.

People of color face more barriers to health care, as do low-income individuals and those living in underserved rural and urban areas.

When women earn more, families are stronger, and children have better access to quality health care and education.

If one man has a dollar he didn't work for, some other man worked for a dollar he didn't get.

A man's bread and butter is only insured when he works for it.

It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.

Never complain about your troubles; they are responsible for more than half of your income.

I don't believe that everybody should be paid the same. I believe in equal pay for equal work.

If you pay people not to work and tax them when they do, don't be surprised if you get unemployment.

We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will never have to have their children suffering the same torture.

Managers will work for a salary. Entrepreneurs create new businesses. Many people have capital, but instead of making money for business they build houses for rent. It's easy money to collect rental.

A business owner can become rich exponentially and people who work for wages become rich incrementally.

I'd work on my game online and at casinos, build my bankroll, find good games, and try to put myself in a position to keep winning and earn a steady income.

For too many, to work means having less income.