A Quote by Steve Ballmer

We're very focused in on outcomes for government with respect to the amount of tax that goes in and the amount of expenditures that go out.

Steve Ballmer

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Steve Ballmer
American - Businessman
Born: March 24, 1956

All taxes, except a 'lump-sum tax,' introduce distortions in the economy. But no government can impose a lump-sum tax - the same amount for everyone regardless of their income or expenditures - because it would fall heaviest on those with less income, and it would grind the poor, who might be unable to pay it at all.

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