Jacob Rees-Mogg Quotes

I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax rate in the mid-20s and no loopholes. Zero. The U.S. has the most antiquated tax system. And that means some people are going to pay more taxes, and some people are going to pay less.

Tax policy is not about compassion.

If you increase the sales tax... everybody would be taxed.

Obama's view of the tax code is inherently political: Whom can we hit next? Energy companies, jet owners, bankers? Instead, the question should be how to promote economic efficiency by raising revenue without trying to manipulate corporate or personal behavior.

Whoever is for higher taxes, feel free to pay higher taxes.

I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're only taking in 15 percent of GDP, I mean, that - that - when a country needs more income, they should get it from the people that have it.

It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes.

There's a lot of evidence you can sell people on tax increases if they think its an investment.

No government can exist without taxation.... This money must of necessity be levied on the people; and the grand art consists in levying so as not to oppress.

Taxes are the lifeblood of Government

You can't have a rigid view that all new taxes are evil.

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

You can raise taxes on the rich in America! We should raise taxes on the rich in America. But we can't do that in Rhode Island.

I don't rule out raising some taxes into the future.

We have no interest in raising taxes.

I won't raise taxes, because I do not want to punish the people for the politicians' mistakes.

If the government can make money, what on earth does it collect taxes for you and me for? Why don't it make what money it wants, take the taxes out, and give the balance to us?

There's no reason to raise taxes. Taxes should be lower... The problem we have is that government spends too much, not that taxes are too low.

The lesson for the next U.S. president: Raise the taxes on fuel. A lot.

I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.

I will veto any tax increase.

We have to deal with two issues. Spending and taxes.

Not continuing a tax cut is not technically a tax increase.

It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.

Someone is going to have to explain to me at some time how raising taxes on job-creators is going to create more jobs.