Alan K. Simpson Quotes

Reagan has turned America into a tax haven.

We have points in common with the FDP, particularly when it comes to tax.

Politicians and economists figure out an elaborate system of tax and economic incentives and then every body else figures out a way to beat it

Capital gains tax reduction is the ultimate now-nowism.

The Trump tax cuts mean business.

I get how devastating high taxes are to job creation.

It's not hard to cut taxes.

After 2003, we lowered taxes across the board. And by 2004, revenue to the federal government grew. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan cut taxes dramatically. And by the end of the decade, revenue coming in the federal government had doubled.

Who's on the case when it comes to the flat tax?

What I want to do is make certain that no one's taxes go up. Let's look at cleaning up the tax code.

When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets. We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven he didn't like. But his new favorite tax haven is actually not the Cayman Islands - its Paul Ryan's budget.

The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.

The real reason to oppose increasing tax rates on the wealthy is that it's a good bet they could do more to help the economy if they keep their money rather than have their earnings confiscated by the government and spent on another round of stimulus.

Everybody gets ticked off about GE paying no taxes. Look, we have a complicated, convoluted tax system. And only big corporations and wealthy individuals like Warren Buffett can take advantage of it. We need to simplify and flatten the code, get rid of all the loopholes.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

We should take a look at our tax system every 75 years or so.

That which angers men most, is to be taxed

We demand a graduated income tax.

Scratch any Republican today and all you will hear is “Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts.” Its pure demagoguery…. We have demonized taxes.

If every country tries to race towards the lowest [tax] rate, then in the end nobody gains. If you believe there should be no government at all, then fine. But if you believe some government is good, then you cannot have a system that erodes the tax base in all major countries.

It's widely accepted that it is reasonable for a government to use tax policy to change behaviour.

Tax reform done right will improve incentives to invest in U.S. production and to repatriate profits.

Historically, figuring out what to do to the tax code has been almost as contentious a political issue as judicial appointments.

Our tax code is arcane, burdensome and unwieldy. In the years since Ronald Reagan's 1986 Tax Reform Act, the code has gone from fewer than 30,000 pages to more than 70,000.

In the 1980s, Democrats enthusiastically helped President Reagan pass his tax reforms, which made the tax system fairer and more efficient in addition to reducing rates.