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We are facing increasing challenges to bring more revenue into the township so that we can avoid future tax increases. This is something we can do to help with that.

has wielded a considerable supply-side stick, which accounts for the administration's aggressive tax cutting.

Hating the (New York) Yankees is as American as pizza pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax

Having them (Planned Parenthood) handle sex-ed programs in public schools is not a wise investment for our tax investors.

We've got to set an agenda that deals with a lot of different things here, and where estate tax fits into that is just not known at this time.

What I see is a quagmire developing because the rules adopted by the Nevada Tax Commission are not clear. The system is going to be held hostage by not having a rulebook.

When he started to think that people could believe his model could become true then the campaign was weakened. People hesitated. They started to think if they would have to pay more tax than before.

He's a good, pro-business senator. He's with us on labor issues, tax issues. He's for permanent appeal of the death tax.

Hard electronic retailers, like Best Buy, are seeing more of the tax refund dollars than specialty retailers.

What we would really like to see is for the property owners to repair the homes so they can go back on the tax rolls.

What will this mean? Higher council tax bills or fewer police on the streets?

What you had at that time was a president really interested in tax reform and a very skillful Treasury secretary (James Baker) interested in advancing the ideal.

What you have here is an equal protection issue. There is a trend in land use to prefer entities that create tax revenue and jobs.

When information is reported to the IRS, the compliance rate is 90 percent. When it's not, only 50 percent shows up on a tax return.

We think a 10 percent across-the-board cut assigns about 80 percent of the benefits to the top 20 percent of taxpayers. We'd much rather prefer targeted tax cuts that really go to people who need that tax cut for a particular reason,

We think, at the end of the day, it will not be about the campaign money but instead the $1.3 billion in tax increases Bauer has ruled out of order, and his many other accomplishments.

We take the tax information, prior sales of homes and comparable transactions in the immediate area and from that we're able to estimate (the home's value) based on similar area sales.

With more than $1 billion of proposed investment, Forest City and Harrah's have the strongest and most comprehensive development plan and the potential for the most tax revenues.

We've got to have a longer term policy. These tax credits need to be extended.

When hotels close it causes a serious loss, not only in terms of room sales, but also in terms of jobs and tax revenues.

When I am finished college, I am moving to another state where tax dollars are well spent, ... In the meantime, I will be sure to vote for ..people who will recognize true problems in our state such as our poor education system and high property taxes, not how many more thousands of dollars they can pocket for nothing.

We're on the verge of another four or five-year tax relief schedule.

We're in the middle of a tax revolution, and this is evidence of that.

I addressed the tax issue straight up without any fluff. The questions were asked and I answered them.

Hundreds of community citizens will be building the facility for the city without using an inordinate amount of tax dollars. Both the tax payers and students win.

Hypothetically, if the headquarters officially has been moved to New York, perhaps it has some tax implications. Beyond that, there is the perception, 'What's wrong with Pittsburgh?' If it's just a few people, what's the point? Why do it at all?

We may consider implementing this special tax from next year. The companies are enjoying record profits because of the oil they extracted from the country.

We may still be about $200,000 to $250,000 short. We're expecting some tax credits, but we may still have to do some local fundraising.

He wants to make the tax cuts permanent that reduces income to the government while we're in war which increases expenses.. I don't know how you can have your cake and eat it to.

I also want to make sure student tax dollars are spent responsibly. Regardless, they are spent on the students who pay them.

He just refuses to obey the laws, ... It is becoming ridiculous. It's an eyesore and it's also bringing our tax values down.

He just refuses to obey the laws. It is becoming ridiculous. It's an eyesore and it's also bringing our tax values down.

He continues to stand behind that as an appropriate balance between incentives for exploration and development and the tax rate.

He could have tackled the unfair tax system. He could have made the environment a priority. He could have faced up to the pensions crisis. He could have addressed the problem of personal debt. He has declined to do any of these. This is a legacy from which it will be difficult for him to escape.

He didn't say enough on the permanent tax cuts and that's why the dollar is higher and (U.S.) bonds are higher.

I am hopeful the Supreme Court will recognize tax incentives as a constitutional means for states to encourage business investment and job creation,

I am fully aware of the fact that it may not be possible to keep the tax rate down and still maintain some semblance of deficit control, ... But ... I would strongly recommend that the priority of evaluations start with the expenditure side: what can be constrained, what can be reduced.

I am going to begin now a practice of not making recommendations on specific tax and spending proposals.

If the tax payers want to pay the money to help fix it up, but they have to make it attractive for the public, right now it's not attractive to the public.

If the tax structure does not change, we'll clearly have to do something else.

If someone else can do it cheaper for you, you ought to look at it, especially if they can do it cheaper and at a higher level. It's tax money, but even if we didn't save money, it's about getting a higher level of service and about being a little bit flexible.

If someone is going to have an activity, they should get money from the University in some other way instead of using hall taxes, ... We have hall presidents who say they need 80 bucks, then they need 90 bucks, and pretty soon our hall tax is gone and we can't provide for our students.

If the American people paid attention tonight, they know that those who keep saying 'we can't afford a tax cut,' just don't want to give the money back to the American people,

If the government does not have a majority (in Congress), getting its tax objectives and other measures approved would not be so easy.

If the grocery tax goes down, something else has to go up. That's just the nature of society.

If the conditions are right to mount a campaign for a quarter-cent transportation sale tax ballot measure in November 2006, we will need the leadership and guidance of thoughtful elected officials such as yourself. We hope you will join us in this effort.

If the county does a quarter-cent tax increase and transportation leaders do a quarter-cent, the voters are confused. But if the county, city and transportation leaders put their shoulders to the wheel for a half-cent tax, the measure wins.

If the county has some form of income tax like the city, then it would be a much more likely option. In the grand scheme of a $2.6-billion budget, and you realize the county only collects $52 million in property taxes, we have to be very careful evaluating an option like this.

If the county puts the half-cent tax out and has given private assurances to the Leadership Group and Mayor Gonzales that they are not divulging to voters, then it's dishonest.

Gridlock leads to more debt reduction than either tax cuts or new spending. Because what we will be left with at the end of the day are larger surpluses.

He has done well, managing expectations and talking about a prudent, fiscal policy rather than offering very generous tax cuts and concessions. The question is what he will do now, given the strong economic background and improved fiscal situation.

He has to be seen to be doing something and I think removing the GST on fuel excise, which is a tax on a tax, is a tangible way to show the Government cares.

Had the governor and Legislature simply been honest and called a tax a tax we wouldn't have to deal with this,

If oil companies make excessive profits, they should be subjected to a stiff tax on those excessive profits. The threat of heavy taxation will send a clear signal to oil companies that price gouging simply will not pay.

If it proceeds as commercial development, I'd like to see it annexed. It could bring jobs, help the tax burden and bring us our own small airport.

If it's a pension plan, every dollar you take out is subject to ordinary income tax because that gain has never been taxed before and the IRS wants your money.

He's certainly been very supportive of the president's fiscal policy and tax program.

I'm always interested in finding the ways to reduce the tax burden on Canadians, provided that the tax reductions are sensible and sustainable and affordable and provided that we can meet all of our other obligations to deliver programs and services,

I'm all in favor of the tax cuts, but I think that the administration has to eat their spinach along with the tax-cut candy and propose more spending cuts.

Imagine a 40-to-50 percent sales tax -- that would cheer everybody up,

His tax cut is so big that he leaves no money to pay for a new prescription drug benefit without using the Medicare trust fund,

Going in the direction of an ownership society gets you to the consumption tax in a different way.

There is ample liquidity in the market and investors are also building positions in anticipation of tax benefits from the budget.

There is an improvement in the overall economic atmosphere and a better than expected increase in company profits due to tax reductions. But share- prices were still overvalued.

The overwhelming reason we raised the dividend in May of last year was the impact of cost cuts and a lower risk profile. That being said, the (dividend) tax cuts are certainly a factor.

His numbers just do not work. His tax cuts benefit just a segment of our society.

His position hasn't changed on his tax stance.

Unless we see something really good that I haven't heard about yet, I would find it extremely unlikely that we could vote for a budget that has a reverse Robin Hood proposal like the income tax hike.

Under our current funding, once we assess companies, exhaust the Catastrophe Reserve Fund and penetrate our layers of reinsurance we would have to tap the state's General Revenue Fund through tax credits.

Under Ronald Reagan - who cut the top tax rate from 70 percent to 28 percent - black income, business development and business growth exploded.

When we first began this process we did not know how much or how little to tax the wind companies. That is why this legislature determined that it needed to hire an outside consultant to explain the industry to us and examine the proposed projects.

He seems to believe if you are just against everything, that's enough -- against removing Saddam Hussein, against tax cuts, against knocking down walls of protection around the world so we can sell more products that are made in America by Americans.

He's definitely one of the best tax minds we've got.

He's already done some things that's been a benefit to the county, like making a few changes in the budget so that maybe we can avoid a big tax increase. He and Justin are working on rewriting the land development code, which needed a lot of work done to it, but he's on top of the job and I think he's going to be a real asset to the county.

He's always been a strong advocate for tax relief and believes some of the surplus should be returned to taxpayer pockets.

I find it interesting that some people would position the sales tax initiative with this. It's simply not true.

I find it really hard-pressed to support a road tax when right here there's nothing being done.

If individuals are intent on cheating, they can be quite creative in their efforts. What they need to know is that we are working harder than ever before to ferret out dishonesty, waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiencies. We are going to come to work every day and do our very best to safeguard tax payer dollars and see that they are spent as they were meant to be.

If I'm wrong for fighting for the children of Alabama and fighting for the teachers of Alabama, then I'm wrong. The people voted for the income tax and they voted for the money to go to education. If he wants to make that change he ought to be asking the people if they want to make that change.

Whatever stock market effect we've had probably was felt in the present conditions index, but the overall index remains strong, ... The boost in optimism, coupled with tax refunds, should continue to fuel spending.

Today it takes more brains and effort to make out the income tax form than it does to make the income.

He made the tax cut promise in such a demagogic way.

He doesn't avoid hits to get where he wants to go. You saw that in the (state record) tax increase (in 2003). Raising taxes is never popular, especially with the Republicans. But Guinn went in and took the shots because he felt it needed to be done.

There is no fair or justifiable reason to single out dairy farmers for such drastic programmatic cuts and tax increases.

There is a great deal of information floating around about the gasoline tax -- both accurate and inaccurate. This will give citizens and elected officials the opportunity to sift through the most precise information and move forward with the facts.

There is a great deal of uniformity in our caucus about the necessity of moving ahead with tax relief for American families.

He has opposed similar efforts in the past. I can't see him supporting a tax increase of any kind. He believes Missourians are taxed enough.

He has said to the senator he disagrees with him. He believes he's going to be a good ally in the Senate to enact the kind of property tax relief that has eluded this governor for four years.

He is not just any old Tory MP - he is the architect of the Tory tax and spending plans over the last two years

We try to provide as much information on the Web site as we can, and we encourage people to calculate their tax bills on the site. We want their help in uncovering any discrepancy or mistake that may be on their bill.

We talked about what we could do when I first came here, but we just didn't have the money. Then we got the one-cent sales tax and the vision of our administration and school board saw the need for it; not just for athletics but the whole school and the community. They got behind it and really pushed it and stuck with it.

He'll want a president who won't tax the Internet or regulate it, and who will open global markets. Those are the three things he cares a lot about -- a government that's hands-off business.

He got a fair amount of what he asked for out of this session. He'll be able to take the tax cut and wave it across Iowa and New Hampshire in Steve Forbes' face.

He got a tax cut of $100,000 and you only got $1.

We're pretty confident it will be maintained or continued. Unlike other Bush tax provisions, it actually raises tax revenue under the budget rules because participants are paying taxes today.

Jones County has a very serious school construction need, ... They have been looking for avenues since their tax base is so limited and their property tax is very high.

My purpose here today is two-fold: I want to remind shoppers, beginning September 1city sales tax in clothing has been permanently slashed,

My purpose in temporarily suspending fuel tax collection is to relieve some of the financial burden placed on Georgians by disruptions of our fuel supply resulting from the effects of Hurricane Katrina,

My own view is that we ought to protect the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, then, with what is left, have significant tax cuts.

Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men.