Taxpayers Quotes

“Because of the power that we have given money: The government would rather have taxpayers who do not vote, than voters who do not pay tax.”

“Because taxpaying is seen as an emblem of civic worthiness, denying the poor the status of taxpayers has the effect of denying their political standing. Classing a large percentage of the populace as a kind of second-class citizenry is genuinely toxic for democratic norms.”

“For every dollar that is spent on the (boondoggle) bridge a dollar will be taken away from taxpayers. If the bridge costs $1,000,000 the taxpayers will lose $1,000, 000. They will have that much taken away from them which they would otherwise have spent on the things they needed most.”

“The Democratic Party supports criminals and Islamic terrorists but has no sympathy for taxpayers.”

“I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.”

“If a woman chooses to have an abortion, it is legal to do that in this country, but I don't think taxpayers should be put in a position to have to pay for those abortions.”

“We're going to restructure the state government into a government that's responsive to the needs of New York state taxpayers.”

“Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution.”

“The President must stop gambling with taxpayers' money and get the country back on the path of fiscal sanity.”