Mark Takano Quotes

I strongly support tax relief for the middle class.

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.

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

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

But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.

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

Tax expenditures for middle- and working-class Americans - like the earned income tax credit - aren't thought of as loopholes; they're just thought of as benefits.

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.

Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.

I want to lower taxes for the middle class.

Tax reductions are usually simpler and less distortive. I'm certainly willing to look at getting rid of tax deductions/credits, and go to dramatically reduced rates.

We need to even out the tax code for small businesses so that we lower their tax rate to 25 percent, just as we need to lower it for all businesses.

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

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.

If someone's getting a tax cut, I'm not upset that they're getting a tax cut. I'm really not upset.

You know who a complicated tax code kills? The guy or gal trying to start a business out of the spare bedroom of their home. So we've got to simplify our tax code.

And I will repeat today what I have said throughout this campaign. I will not raise taxes on the middle class. I will give you tax relief to help ease these burdens.

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

The tax code is just too big.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a strong start to help Mississippi families keep more of their hard-earned money and to help small businesses create jobs.

I know a bit about taxation and the remarkable effort that goes in to avoiding it.

Our first priority is to cut taxes.

We need to restore the Bush tax cuts or actually make them permanent.

I think the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent.