Capital Gains Taxes Quotes

Capital gains tax reduction is the ultimate now-nowism.

Reverse Robin Hood—take from the needy and give to the greedy.

My tax plan will cut taxes for 95 percent of workers, because we need to put money back into the pockets of struggling middle-class families and close the egregious tax loopholes that have exploded over the last eight years. My plan eliminates capital gains taxes entirely for the small businesses and start-ups that are the backbone of our economy, as opposed to John McCain's plan, which would tax these businesses. John McCain is running to serve out a third Bush term. But the truth is, when it comes to taxes, that's not being fair to George Bush.

Why don't we go all the way and simple take the rich off the tax rolls altogether?

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.

You can't have a capitalist system and tax capital to death.

Democrats who see virtue in the estate tax are doing the equivalent of aborting future enterprises. They deprive businesses of oxygen with their support for capital gains taxes and disregard for contracts.

The distribution of wealth is just as important as its creation.

Making the rich pay the same tax rates on their investment earnings that the rest of us pay on our earnings would be a good start [towards tax reform].

Between income taxes and employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes, corporate taxes, property taxes, Social Security taxes, we're being taxed to death.

If no estate tax is imposed, capital gains taxes can be avoided indefinitely.

Surely we can afford to make a distinction between the people whose only capital is their mettle and physical energy and the people whose income is derived from investments. Such a distinction would mean much to millions of American workers and would be an added inspiration to the man who must provide a competence during his few productive years to care for himself and his family when his earnings capacity is at an end.

... a tax break for the wealthy paid for by the middle class.

A president in his first year has a mandate and some political capital. When he picks an issue, he can practically roll any Congress.

The very rich are moving away from everyone else …. We should be taxing capital gains just like ordinary income.