Fiscal Equity Quotes

The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.

So I come before you with a budget that is honest in its discussion of our challenges, creative in its possible solutions, compassionate in its commitment to our most vulnerable, and balanced on the bottom line.

Now all of you profiteering "patriots" who have bawled yourself hoarse about "standing back of the President" get into line and support his recommendation for "additional taxes on war profits, incomes and luxuries.

We are all are equal, but some pay higher tax rates than others.

I think it is really important when we're talking about fiscal responsibility that we are balancing the budget in ways that really benefit the working people and Americans.

We must defend our NATO allies, but we should also ensure that everyone pays their fair share. The United States shouldn't be responsible for funding other countries' shares.

I'm running for controller to ensure our government reflects the values of the people of California and increases prosperity by managing our finances smartly, efficiently and effectively.

The U.S. fiscal union has worked, in no small part, by enabling subsidies to the Mississippis without requiring the approval of the Minnesotas. It creates an important form of insurance.

This country needs nothing less than wholesale federalisation. The reasons are threefold: economic, democratic and cultural.

And it would be fair. Everyone will pay the same tax and it will eliminate tax cheaters and corporate shenanigans.

When we engage in the critical decisions about our nation's future budgets, I want progressive voices at the table to argue that we must protect the most vulnerable in our society and demand fairness in budget cuts.

It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions.

Liberal Democrats are inexorably opposed to tax cuts, because tax cuts give people more power, and take away from the role of government.

The American taxpayer should not be treated more shabbily than debtors from other nations and we should be encouraging other nations to help rebuild Iraq's economy.

Taxation being a burthen, must needs weigh lightest on each individual, when it bears upon all alike.

And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.

Budgets are moral documents. Federal funding should reflect the priorities and the values of the majority of the American people.

There are always ways to make government better, always ways to make sure that the taxes of people are better spent.

We're not the States of America; we're the United States of America. If states don't get what they need, we're not going to have a successful plan, period.

And yet, if we don't, first and foremost, act responsibly with the national tax dollars that we have, we can't properly address those regional priorities that we would like to.

Why should 'big sports' get tax breaks that businesses and families across America don't get?

I urge the Bush Administration to rethink its priorities. We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities.

Everyone must be in the same competitive situation, including on the fiscal level.

Is there any reason why the American people should be taxed to guarantee the debts of banks, any more than they should be taxed to guarantee the debts of other institutions, including merchants, the industries, and the mills of the country?

When you reduce taxes on higher earners it's vital to be reducing them on lower earning people as well so the nation shares in the approach.