Gary Cohn Quotes

I strongly support tax relief for the middle class.

It's not hard to cut taxes.

I will cut all state taxes by at least one third.

We're going to have a tax cut. Today's American family is overtaxed at all levels.

We're going to look awfully stupid if we give income tax relief to people who do not pay income taxes.

Contrary to the myth that Mr. Bush cut taxes only for the wealthy, the 2001 tax cut reduced taxes for every income-tax payer in the country.

Marginal tax rates are the lowest they've been in generations, and all we can talk about is tax cuts.

The share of income that small business people are paying in taxes is the lowest it has been in 65 years - since Obama has cut taxes 18 or 22 times for small business.

The number of business leaders who asked me to lower their taxes can be counted on one hand.

We want to deliver tax relief all across the country, no matter where you live.

I don't think we should reduce the corporate tax rate.

The critical thing is that we have to reduce the tax burden.

Our first priority is to cut taxes.

A tax loophole is something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform.

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

When President George W. Bush cut taxes, he cut them for everyone.

I want to look at the whole package, but I definitely want to protect the middle-class taxpayer, first and foremost.

As president, I would promote a Fair and Flat Tax plan, known as the 'EZ Tax.' My tax plan would be the largest tax cut in American history, reforming individual, business, and worker taxes.

A Democratic president should propose a major permanent tax reduction on the middle class and working class. I suspect most of the public would find this attractive.

Businesses large and small shouldn't have to check the expiration date of a tax provision to see if it's still good.

Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.

What Governor Romney is proposing is an across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates for households, every household in America by 20 percent. And we'll have to broaden the base to pay for that. Also, a very deep cut in the corporate rate.

I'm not feeling undertaxed. Tax reform is an important issue. You have to have an inherent sense of fairness.

I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.