Chris Edwards Quotations

Numerous factors affect the size of state bureaucracies, including demographics, crime levels and the propensity of states to contract or privatize services such as prisons or solid waste collection.

If they repeal the AMT, they've got to replace it with higher taxes somewhere else, ... Tax reform could mean a big looming tax increase for a lot of people.

If it is only short-term money I think the budget can handle that.

What we had in 16 acres, ... they have in three counties.

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.

The Panel's income tax reform plan would make some positive changes such as eliminating the double-taxation of dividends and treating U.S. businesses on a territorial basis with regard to their foreign profits. Both of these changes would increase U.S. business competitiveness and spur investment. However, on both the individual and business parts of this simplified income tax, the proposed top tax rates were still too high. For example, the proposed 32 percent corporate rate would still be higher than the 28 percent average corporate tax rate in Europe.

While tax authorities have increased surveillance and regulation in a bid to stem the flow of investment capital and profits to low-tax jurisdictions, it's easier to shift money around than it used to be thanks to technology. Both legal avoidance and illegal evasion techniques have become more accessible.

The power of a website comes from the people using it, not the people making it.

During economic recessions, when heavily indebted companies get in trouble and go bankrupt, that destabilizes the whole economy.

Current budget procedures stack the deck in favor of program expansion without regard to the burdens imposed on current or future taxpayers.

The pork explosion is a neon sign advertising the fiscal failure of today's congressional leaders.

Both plans are much better than existing tax law. Both would be a significant simplification and would help promote economic growth.

Roth IRA funds come from after-tax money, ... The change wouldn't cause a budget loss in the short-term, which would please those concerned about the deficit.

There was a growing undercurrent of discontent by fiscal conservatives kept under wraps because Bush delivered four tax cuts in four years. It had been a unifying theme. That is over now because of the gigantic deficits.

There's not going to be any details, ... They don't want the budget accounting to get in the way of the message ... of the benefits (of overhauling Social Security).

There's not going to be any details. They don't want the budget accounting to get in the way of the message ... of the benefits (of overhauling Social Security).

Individual income taxes are the big driver. The stock market is up and people are earning more money.

I knew wherever I would go would be for football and premed,

I hope we can exceed what we did last year. Before the season our goal was to win the national championship. We're not going to be satisfied just going to the playoffs. We want to do something.

Take AMT and extending the tax cuts into account and instead of having a 2011 deficit of just over $100bn, we are looking at deficits close to $400bn again. Extending the Bush tax cuts costs about $400bn a year as far as the eye can see. This is unfair to the next generation that will ultimately have to pay the bill.

Not many people pay the AMT now and although a lot of them are going to be paying it in the future, they don't feel the pain today. But if you eliminate the AMT and repeal the child credit to pay for it, they would feel the pain.

The next generation of young workers will be crushed by gigantic and rising payroll taxes to pay for all of this,

The federal government doesn't have the money. The rebuilding money should come from state and local budgets. States should issue bonds for long-term investments for freeways and the like. ... They should look at innovative private financing mechanisms.

It's been kind of frustrating not getting him the ball as much as I'd like to. It's not like he's been shut out, but now our passing game is more mixed. We're still getting it done.

I really enjoy the setup of the class, and we should bring clickers to more classrooms.

I didn't even realize I was doing it. I knew everything was going well and we were moving up and down the field.

I don't know if you can have a perfect game. But it seemed liked they were getting open and grabbing onto everything I threw. The offensive line was great. I didn't get sacked.

He's way more important than Greenspan. I guess he sways some of the moderates.

The trip that we're taking . . . we're not holy rollers or anything. I'm not on a mission. I just feel like we have unfinished business to help out the people down here who helped us, whether they was there helping or just here praying for us.

Football really helps because it gives me a chance to work off the stress of school work.

There's a massive build-up of future Social Security and Medicare spending that will explode, and this makes the problem much worse.

We expect demand to be high as feedback from customers has shown a desire for a choice between fixed-rate accounts and high-interest variable accounts.

It was the first time we have been to a tournament that used points, instead of head-to-head. I can't say I was too happy with it.