#tax rate

Here's the truth. The proposed top rate of income tax is not 50 per cent. It is 50 per cent plus 1.5 per cent national insurance paid by employees plus 13.3 per cent paid by employers. That's not 50 per cent. Two years from now, Britain will have the highest tax rate on earned income of any developed country. ↗

— Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic expansion. ↗

— Roger Wicker

#bracket #capital #capital gains #child #create

I can't imagine an argument that says that raising marginal tax rates on high income people, many of whom are business owners, is a recipe for economic growth. ↗

— Glenn Hubbard

#business #business owners #economic #economic growth #growth

In a perfect world we would bring corporate tax rates down to 25% or less so we can get competitive in the world economy. Ultimately, I would love to see a flat tax. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#competitive #corporate #down #economy #flat

More than 1.1 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania will enjoy a lower tax rate, more than 1.4 million married couples will benefit from the reduction in the marriage penalty, and more than 1.1 million parents will have the advantage of an increased child tax credit. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#benefit #child #couples #credit #enjoy

We are all are equal, but some pay higher tax rates than others. ↗

— Jeff Rich

#higher #others #pay #rates #some

By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#class #cuts #democrats #keeping #levels

Every time in this century we've lowered the tax rates across the board, on employment, on saving, investment and risk-taking in this economy, revenues went up, not down. ↗

— Jack Kemp

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Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#economic #economic growth #growth #here #keep

The real reason to oppose increasing tax rates on the wealthy is that it's a good bet they could do more to help the economy if they keep their money rather than have their earnings confiscated by the government and spent on another round of stimulus. ↗

— Terry Savage

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