Mark Zuckerberg Quotes

Government can wreck a business by confiscating its money by taxation.

My message to David Cameron, as the head of our government, is to seriously think again about this Robin Hood tax, the tax to help the poor by taking a little bit from the rich.

I would love to see more certainty on tax policy and regulations, but in a sense that is a crutch….We need more certainty of demand.

Even if you assume that the whole economy would work better had we never had double taxation, having the envy and resentment of the richest paying low or no taxes screams of injustice. You have to have a fair system.

If you raise taxes on the rich, you don't raise much money. I mean, this is one of the things that the U.S. is doing, but it's doing it for political reasons, not for financial reasons.

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.

Taxing companies, particularly successful multinational companies, is one of the most progressive forms of taxation.

I'm not going to raise taxes.

I am for a transactional tax at the point of purchase for both online and physical retail.

We have no interest in raising taxes.

As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income.

From an emotional standpoint it's very easy to say don't raise taxes, and no one wants to raise taxes.

Either you're going to have to vote for taxes or not vote for taxes. So, if you've already voted for taxes, you've already done it.

The Democratic Party might be called the Takings Coalition, made up of groups that want the government to take from American citizens -- usually cash -- and keep it for itself.

Let me tell you, that's what taxation is - it's confiscation. It's your money, it's not the government's money. But the government makes you think that it all comes from them.

Rather than setting property taxes on the value of land and improvements, I'd advocate a plan to set rates based on land values across the entire neighborhood.

We will also never bring up the permanent tax cut the president is advocating.

I do want the tax system to be efficient and be conducive to growth, which it is not.

Public unions are the country's foremost advocates for increased taxes at all levels of government.

[T]ax cuts are not just something that all taxpayers deserve, but also the best way to curb government spending. It is the best kind of tax reform. If the money never reaches the table, Congress can't gobble it up.

I'm in favor of doing tax reform, but I think tax reform ought to be revenue neutral as it was back during the [Ronald] Reagan years. We've resolved this issue.

There will be no overall increase in the tax burden whatsoever.

I've been in favor of getting rid of carried interest for years, starting when I was a senator from New York.

In reality, finding a way to raise taxes may well be the central political problem facing the United States.

It was absolutely critical to renew the Bush tax cuts. Letting them expire would result in a massive tax increase that would retard economic growth.