Quotes tagged ‘Taxes’

“You don't give money to the bums On a corner with a sign bleeding from their gums Talking about you don't support a crack head? What you think happens to the money from your taxes? Shit the Government's an addict With a billion dollar a week kill brown people habit And even if you ain't on the front…”

— Brother Ali, open.spotify.com

“The Bidens brought in around $11.1 million In 2017, nearly doubled their combined earnings between 1998 and 2016, with the jump deriving mostly from a book deal and speaking engagements.”

— Matt Perez, forbes.com

“Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.”

— Mike Bloomberg, inc.com

“There are two things I’d love to do more — have more birthdays and pay more taxes. If you have more birthdays, it’s obviously because you haven’t died yet, and if you pay more taxes, it’s clearly because you’re making more money.”

— Mike Bloomberg, vanityfair.com

“It is astonishing that this president still has not released his taxes, even though he said at one point that he would and then he said he was under audit. Now it's gone so far that Congress is looking for those tax returns, and I hope they get them, because it's clear that he has something to hide.”

— Julian Castro, transcripts.cnn.com

“Out of 193 countries, 160 already have a VAT or goods and services tax, including all developed countries except the United States. The average VAT in Europe is 20 percent. It is well developed and its efficacy has been established. If we adopted a VAT at half the average European level, we could pa…”

— Andrew Yang, amazon.com

“Average refunds sizes have dropped 8.4% for the first week of the 2019 filing season compared to the same window last year.”

— Graham Rapier, businessinsider.com

“Alonzo Harris: I had lunch with the Wise Men today. They say you gotta render unto Caesar. Roger: [in his home] Fuckin' vampires want my pension!”

— David Ayer, Alonzo Harris, Denzel Washington, imdb.com

“Nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. You know who said that? Some fucking loser. It’s defeatist bullshit designed to make the feeble feel better about their tragic lives.”

— Chris Niel, Vincent Swan, Ed Westwick, imdb.com

“And I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers, 'Go ahead—make my day.’”

— Ronald Reagan, upi.com

“Don't you get it? Everybody dies here. It's just a rule. Death, taxes, more death, and I don't pay taxes. So all I know is death.”

— M.J. Bassett, Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams, Bruce Campbell, imdb.com

“In all the years I spent growing up at my parents' house, I don't think I ever heard them use the word 'relationship'. Not once. 'Indigestion'... 'taxes'... 'damn' - these were words you heard a lot. I guess my mom just expected my dad to be a good man - honest, loyal, a good provider... hopefully p…”

— Matthew Carlson, Narrator (Adult Kevin), Daniel Stern, imdb.com

“Rick: Have you acquired creepy specific old stuff from a mysterious antique or thrift store that gives you powers, but fucks with you in unforeseeable ways? Bring it to 'Curse Purge Plus'! I-I use science to un-curse the items for cash, and you get to keep the powers. This guy got mysterious sneaker…”

— Mike McMahan, Justin Roiland, Dan Harmon, Rick Sanchez (voice), Justin Roiland, imdb.com

“There is only one bad word: taxes.”

— Emily Spivey, Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman, imdb.com

“In life only three things are certain: death, Adobe updates and taxes.”

— Trevor Noah, en.wikiquote.org

“If anything, taxes for the lower and middle class and maybe even the upper middle class should even probably be cut further. But I think that people at the high end—people like myself—should be paying a lot more in taxes. We have it better than we've ever had it.”

— Warren Buffett, abcnews.go.com

“Sorry, poor people. I’m hoping for y’all, but y’all ain’t got no chance.”

— Charles Barkley, ftw.usatoday.com

“We should be rewarding work in this country, not doling out lavish tax cuts to big businesses, CEOs, and bankers.”

— Kirsten Gillibrand, twitter.com

“There are many elements of this tax plan that I think are squarely targeted at creating jobs and growth in this country and offering relief to our middle-income families. This is about the recognition that, as a country, we have to have policies that mirror our values. We have to encourage the next…”

— Ivanka Trump, yahoo.com

“One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.”

— Ron Paul, chron.com