Broaden the tax base, close loopholes and flatten the tax rates - all of which would bring more revenue stability and certitude to projections as well as make filing a comparable breeze.
I've made a promise that taxes would be my last resort on issues.
Look, only in Washington is not raising taxes considered a tax cut. Nobody's getting a tax cut here. We're not cutting taxes. We're preventing tax increases from occurring.
I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax.
It is very clear that the Republicans do not want to raise taxes.
Yes. I don't think it would be appropriate at this point to raise taxes on anyone, certainly not in 2011.
Raising taxes kills conservatives.
I really think people understand that in New York City we have high taxes.
Democrats are not about to nominate anyone who backs the tax cut, and Americans are not going to elect anyone who favors a tax increase.
The easiest votes I ever cast were the votes to cut taxes. The hardest votes I had to cast were to raise taxes.
