Paul O'Neill Quotes


Its inefficient, its ineffective and its fundamentally unfair.


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Paul O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury, CEO Alcoa, Characterizing the U. S. Tax Code, CNN, Memo to the President, January 13, 2013

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Paul O'Neill
  • Born: December 4, 1935
  • Died: April 18, 2020
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Paul Henry O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of President George W. Bush's first term, from January 2001 to December 2002. He was fired in December 2002 for his public disagreement with the administration. Prior to his term as Secretary of the Treasury, O'Neill was chairman and CEO of industrial giant Alcoa and chairman of the RAND Corporation.