Quotes about Taxpayer Subsidy

Mike Fitzpatrick

Telephones are a virtual necessity - not a luxury - and the revenues collected by this tax flow into the general fund. But this once temporary tax remains and costs American taxpayers, our small businesses and families almost $6 billion dollars a year.

Chuck Grassley

I'm worried that a few people are confusing the ringing of a church bell with the ringing of a cash register, .. When I hear about leaders of charities being provided a $300,000 Bentley to drive around in, my fear is that it's the taxpayers who subsidize this charity who are really being taken for a ride.

John Thune

But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.

Noam Chomsky

The military system is, to a substantial extent, a method whereby the population provides a subsidy to the high technology industry.

Barack Obama

This is America. We don’t disparage wealth. We don’t begrudge anybody for achieving success. And we certainly believe that success should be rewarded. But what gets people upset – and rightfully so – are executives being rewarded for failure, especially when those rewards are subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, many of whom are having a tough time themselves.

In the Meltdown of 2008, the federal government, in order to prevent a major depression, bailed out the banks and the wealthy bankers whose speculations and greed has caused the investments of other people’s money. There was almost no Federal help for the average middle and lower class American who had not caused the meltdown but had been damaged by it. When the bankers took the bailout money and paid themselves and others huge bonuses, even though the companies had lost billions of dollars under their stewardship. Many people were outraged and raised all kinds of public protests that they were being paid bonuses with taxpayer money. The bankers and conservative politicians accused the protesters of being un-American because they were complaining about other Americans success. The President explained the situation.

James Lankford

The wind industry has made major strides over the past two decades, and they have proven their industry to be efficient and self-sustainable. There is no need for the taxpayer to continue to subsidize a wind start-up tax credit.

James E. McGreavy

New Jersey is not going to give the money earned by average taxpayers to millionaire sports owners and give government subsidies to sports teams.

Henry Paulson

I don't take lightly ever putting the taxpayer on the line to support an institution.

Peter Hitchens

There is no such thing as a 'right to buy.' Proper conservatives don't believe in invented, taxpayer-subsidised rights, a creation of liberals. They believe in freedom. And the break-up of council estates was one of the most unconservative things that ever happened, making life harder for young families and destroying settled communities.

Michelle Malkin

At a time when Democratic leaders are pushing rationed care in a world of limited resources, Americans might wonder where the call for shared sacrifice is from illegal immigrant patients like those in Los Angeles getting free liver and kidney transplants at UCLA Medical Center. 'I'm just mad,' illegal alien Jose Lopez told the Los Angeles Times last year after receiving two taxpayer-subsidized liver transplants while impatiently awaiting approval for state health insurance.

Phil Gingrey

In 2012, a hamburger cost Amtrak $16.15, with riders paying $9.50. This means that we, the taxpayers, are forced to pick up the tab for the remaining $6.65 through subsidies provided to Amtrak.

Taxpayer Subsidy Quotes