Elizabeth Esty Quotes

A one-time tax does not get figured into people's investment decisions.

I have pledged to work hard to get the state and local tax deduction cap lifted.

In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

We're going to have a tax cut. Today's American family is overtaxed at all levels.

America's got quite reasonable tax rates from an employee point of view.

We're going to look awfully stupid if we give income tax relief to people who do not pay income taxes.

That's the biggest problem, is the tax code itself.

When President George W. Bush cut taxes, he cut them for everyone.

Businesses large and small shouldn't have to check the expiration date of a tax provision to see if it's still good.

Tax can be structured in a way that actually encourages investment in infrastructure and encourages investment in Australia from overseas.

The share of income that small business people are paying in taxes is the lowest it has been in 65 years - since Obama has cut taxes 18 or 22 times for small business.

The number of business leaders who asked me to lower their taxes can be counted on one hand.

When the federal government promises no new taxes, they're promising no new federal taxes.

The revenue derived from a graduated income tax should be applied to the reduction of the burden of taxation now levied upon the domestic industries of this country.

If someone's getting a tax cut, I'm not upset that they're getting a tax cut. I'm really not upset.

And I will repeat today what I have said throughout this campaign. I will not raise taxes on the middle class. I will give you tax relief to help ease these burdens.

I'm working alongside the White House and other members in the House to lessen the tax burden that currently weighs on so many Oklahomans.

So, all levels of government should be working on tax relief. That's important.

I know a bit about taxation and the remarkable effort that goes in to avoiding it.

Our first priority is to cut taxes.

We need to restore the Bush tax cuts or actually make them permanent.

I believe that hardworking people should retain as much of the money as they can in terms of the taxes that they pay. But I think everybody should pay their taxes.

I strongly support tax relief for the middle class.

I think the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent.