#ax

It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves. ↗

— George Voinovich

#colleagues #contrary #cuts #fact #life

I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.' ↗

— Scott Walker

#big #big government #choice #core #cut

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses. ↗

— Scott Walker

#big government #bosses #empower #government #handful

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice. ↗

— Scott Walker

#education #either #false #go #poor

My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer. ↗

— Scott Walker

#bosses #leaders #problem #protecting #public

Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. ↗

— Scott Walker

#consequences #credit #down #down the road #fiscal

So let me be clear, Collective bargaining isn't a right, it is an expensive entitlement. Once and for all, we are giving the taxpayers a voice in this debate. We put the power back in the hands of the people. ↗

— Scott Walker

#bargaining #clear #collective #collective bargaining #debate

We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers. ↗

— Scott Walker

#endless #expansion #government #looking #middle

Who is in charge? Is it taxpayers or is it the special interest groups? ↗

— Scott Walker

#groups #interest #special #special interest #special interest groups

If you raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires, you'll do nothing to address the debt and the deficit. And the thing you might do is you might finally put this economy over another cliff. These millionaires and billionaires are the folks that try to create jobs and help grow the economy. ↗

— Joe Walsh

#another #billionaires #cliff #create #debt