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People were holding high denomination notes to keep tax unaccounted for money. Some sectors like real estate were using cash to avoid tax.
Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.
The tax laws are written by men with considerable net worth, and with little understanding of what wage-earners must do to make ends meet.
I've got people handling the media. I employ at the moment two people. No-one is paying income tax on the money they use to employ people.
It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.
Democrats single out glaring examples of tax preferences or spending priorities that favor the wealthy and Republicans cry 'class warfare!'
The United States needs an energy policy that ensures America's tax, trade, regulatory and access policies are transparent and predictable.
North Carolina needs to revamp the tax code completely. We have some of the highest tax rates, like the corporate tax rate, in the country.
Hyperinflation can take virtually your entire life's savings, without the government having to bother raising the official tax rate at all.
I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S.
I wanted nothing more than to vote for a tax plan that would put more money in the pockets of overburdened taxpayers and spur job creation.
Contrary to the myth that Mr. Bush cut taxes only for the wealthy, the 2001 tax cut reduced taxes for every income-tax payer in the country.
Now this is a way to approach our healthcare problems: increase the number of tax collectors and decrease the number of doctors - brilliant!
Conservatives in Government must make the case that lowering the tax burden boosts economic growth and leads to an increase in tax revenues.
A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the global rules on taxation are designed.
I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income.
When you want to do your homework, fill out your tax return, or see all the choices for a trip you want to take, you need a full-size screen.
In New York, the average total state and local tax burden is $5,260 for every man, woman and child. That's by far the highest in the country.
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.
Here's the question for my fellow Republicans: Do we want to be the first-ever GOP House majority to raise federal marginal income tax rates?
The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations.
For nearly a century, Republican-controlled Houses held the line on tax rates, a Republican coup de pointe to Democratic tax-increase parries.
We need to simplify the tax code to reward Americans for working hard, investing, saving - and allow families to keep more of their own money.
The problem with wanting the tax code to be 'simpler, fairer,' and 'pro-growth' is that it's impossible to achieve all three at the same time.
There certainly is a lot of political pressure for states to adopt the new federal tax codes. But there is no law that requires them to do so.
I am opposed to any individual taxes until we eliminate all of the unconstitutional agencies, and I suspect we wouldn't need a tax after that.
One way to make health care more affordable is a Flexible Savings Account that allows families to save tax free money to pay for medical bills.
Anybody who is familiar with the historical data from the IRS knows that raising income tax rates will likely actually reduce federal revenues.
I strongly support extending current student loan interest rates and increasing the college tuition tax credit for students and their families.
The role of government is to tax the people to the least extent possible while still taxing them enough to cover the basic needs for government.
When somebody is describing their job as fixing problems for someone, that usually does not suggest that they're dealing with their tax returns.
I think there are people watching me, and if ever I manage to save £1,000 there's someone saying, 'Oh, we'll invent a tax to take that off him.'
Foreign investors like decisiveness; they like clarity. There isn't any confusion about Ireland's corporate tax rate: it is 12.5%. End of story.
Congress must also enact pro-growth policies that encourage the economy to expand: like making tax relief permanent and repealing the death tax.
Let me tell you, the heart of my tax proposal: I will not raise taxes on the American people. I will not raise taxes on middle-income Americans.
President Trump has doubled the Child Tax Credit and added thousands back into the average Americans' paycheck through tax cuts and wage growth.
The United States could transform its property tax system into a progressive tax on net worth without asking permission to the rest of the world.
It is my hope that by reducing the tax burden on small business owners that we can help them grow their businesses and, in doing so, create jobs.
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
Misguided economic and tax policies have hampered growth, allowing the rich to become richer while turning the middle class into the working poor.
The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.
There are some Republicans who say that any time you raise new revenue, you have to have a tax cut to match it. I am not one of those Republicans.
You have to starve the Beast. That's one of the most important things about tax cuts. If you leave the money in Washington, it's going to be spent.
It's common sense to be for middle-class tax cuts and tax cuts on small businesses, to be for not allowing Medicare to be turned into voucher care.
At the heart of the Irish economy has always been the philosophy of tax competitiveness. On the cranky left, that is very annoying; I can see that.
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.
Americans spend much of their adult lives paying taxes in various forms. We should end this practice of paying a tax that is triggered only by debt.
Coal and oil lobbyists added fossil fuels to a bill aimed at helping American manufacturers, so they too could claim 'manufacturing' tax deductions.
We need to even out the tax code for small businesses so that we lower their tax rate to 25 percent, just as we need to lower it for all businesses.
I think Trump's done a very good job, especially with the economy, and we see he's cut regulation, I think the tax cuts really help spur some growth.