A Quote by George W. Bush

If most of the breaks go to wealthy people it's because most of the people who pay taxes are wealthy.

George W. Bush

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Because Breaks Go Most Pay People Taxes Wealthy

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George W. Bush
American - President
Born: July 6, 1946

But that's not how most of the people mentioned in this book became wealthy. Most of them became wealthy by being well connected and crooked. And they are creating a society in which they can commit hugely damaging economic crimes with impunity, and in which only children of the wealthy have the opportunity to become successful.

Charles Ferguson

I don't think "Reganomics" will ever fully end. I mean, Reaganomics, to put it simply, was trying to get low taxes for wealthy people. And wealthy people are still there pushing for low taxes.

Dean Baker

Wealthy people don't even pay taxes. But everybody must pay taxes.

Petter Stordalen

A lot of really smart, wealthy people know that [slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn't worked.]

Donald Trump

You don't have to be the smartest person to become successful and wealthy. Many of the most successful and wealthy people in society are not the most educated people.

Jon Jones

After military service, the most patriotic thing you can do as a wealthy person is pay your taxes.

Mark Cuban

There are no wealthy people on Rikers Island because if you are wealthy, you go free because you make bail.

Kerry Kennedy

If you take from the most wealthy and give to the least wealthy, it's good. It tries to balance out.

Bill Gates

Taxes are what we pay for civilized society, for modernity, and for prosperity. The wealthy pay more because they have benefitted more.

Jill Lepore

Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009. Slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn’t worked. And a lot of really smart, wealthy people know that. And they are saying, hey, we need to do more to make the contributions we should be making to rebuild the middle class.

Hillary Clinton

Any of the social changes in American history are because people thought there was injustice. We have to show that this corporate welfare and cronyism is unjust - and that it's not only rigging the system so people get wealthy who don't deserve to get wealthy.

Charles Koch

The idea is that angel investors are supposed to be wealthy people supporting people who need funds, typically who are not wealthy, and don't have the ability to do it themselves.