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I'm obviously in favor of a carbon tax. And I think climate change is one of the biggest threats to our planet.
One of the things we worry about when we cut the tax on gasoline is that it basically stimulates additional use.
My opponents attitude is, 'If it moves, tax it, if it keeps moving, regulate it and when it stops, subsidize it.
Corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion are global problems, not just challenges for developing countries.
The United States tax system today is very prejudiced towards financialization, leverage, and lack of investment.
And it would be fair. Everyone will pay the same tax and it will eliminate tax cheaters and corporate shenanigans.
The casinos brought lots of revenue and jobs to our community. We've seen lots of benefits from those tax dollars.
Whoever is running the country should not be in the pay of a foreign interest. The best way is to see tax returns.
If we could have a really good debate with the states and the federal government on tax reform I'd be up for that.
Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!
Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts.
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.
Businesses large and small shouldn't have to check the expiration date of a tax provision to see if it's still good.
I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law.
I can think of a number of things more interesting to read about than tax law, but few things affect our lives more.
With every new corporate inversion, the tax burden increases on the rest of us to pay what these corporations don't.
If you believe that tax policy has nothing to do with the economy, then you're pretty much like a rock, only dumber.
I'm not a financial expert. The Robin Hood tax seems to me a very simple and beautiful idea. I don't see the problem.
If private-equity firms are as good at remaking companies as they claim, they don't need tax loopholes to make money.
When enacted, health care reform provides generous tax credits to help people afford their health insurance premiums.
The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system.
I think we need to have competitive tax rates in order to create jobs in this country. And I think it should be fair.
The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government.
On my income tax 1040 it says 'Check this box if you are blind.' I wanted to put a check mark about three inches away.
You should keep a copy of your tax return indefinitely, but you need to save supporting documents for only three years.
Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
The USPS is self-funding; it does not receive support from tax dollars, and it is required to serve the entire country.
Reagan didn't put anything off the table, if he felt it was for the good of the American people to tweak the tax system.
President Obama has admitted that Medicare is on an unsustainable course and that no amount of tax increases can fix it.
I favor the extension of the middle-class tax cuts because in a recession they're stimulative and they help with demand.
Maybe instead of asking political candidates to submit tax returns, we really should be asking to see their brain scans.
Corporate tax dodging impacts us across generations and over time. It is corrosive. It is unethical. It is unsustainable.
A progressive digital ad revenue tax would also make sure that dominant social media platforms bear the brunt of the tax.
I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the clock back to when there was no income tax.
And my response is 70,000 people in the state of Maine that paid income tax in 2011 will not be paying income tax in 2012.
I have no interest in becoming a tax exile and living somewhere I don't want to - I just want to be at home with my family.
When, as an individual, you are not paying taxes, it is evasion. As a corporate, it is legal shrewdness or tax engineering.
We can fight over what the taxation levels should be, but the tax system should be very, very simple and not distortionary.
If you had a carbon tax, you'd have less cars and more bicycles, more people getting around on foot and by public transport.
Quality health care services must be accessible and affordable for all - not just those in certain ZIP codes or tax brackets.
If we had zero corporate tax in this country, tens of millions of jobs would get created in this country for no other reason.
I pay a lot of tax, and I feel, one of the reasons I stay and pay why I'm not based in Monaco... I think my country helped me.
My only concern about art collaborations is that I never thought of myself as an Artist. My tax forms say Musician/Songwriter.
I am and will remain a tax resident in France and in this regard I will, like all French people, fulfill my fiscal obligations.
It is a way to take people's wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all.
If, if more stimulus means more tax cuts to small businesses, if, if more stimulus means middle class tax cuts, then I'm for it.
The extension and expansion of the payroll tax holidays for workers would be number one on my list and key to avoiding recession.
The gas tax has been the backbone of the transportation system since the inception of the Interstate highway system in the 1950s.
I am not brave enough to not pay my income tax and risk going to jail. But I can say rather freely what I want to say with my art.
For every day the government is shut down, it should be that we don't have to pay income tax that day because they're not working.