The statists want to control the economy. Grover Norquist controleconomystatist Change image and share on social
As more and more Americans own shares of stock, more and more Americans understand that taxing businesses is taxing them. Regulating businesses is taxing them. They ought to be thinking long-term about their ownership, not just their income, and that they should pay taxes on capital, as well as taxes on labor. Grover Norquist americanbusinesscapital share on social
Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one of those taxes that most clearly damages economic growth and jobs. Grover Norquist capitalcutdamage share on social
If you have to change the law to get more money, that's a tax increase, and Americans for Tax Reform supports all efforts of tax reform, getting rid of deductions or credits, or something that's misclassified, as long as you at the same time reduce rates so that it's not a hidden tax. Grover Norquist americanchangecredit share on social
Less government, less regulation, lower taxes. Grover Norquist governmentlowregulation Change image and share on social
Tax reductions are usually simpler and less distortive. I'm certainly willing to look at getting rid of tax deductions/credits, and go to dramatically reduced rates. Grover Norquist creditdeductiondistortive Change image and share on social
There are 100 different doors to come into the conservative movement. You can disagree with 99 of them, as long as you agree on one: more-limited government. Grover Norquist agreeconservativedisagree Change image and share on social
If you raise taxes, it won't reduce the deficit. The other team will simply spend the resources. Grover Norquist deficitraisereduce Change image and share on social
We laugh at liberals who declare that their favorite spending programs should be exempt because the spending is for a noble cause. Grover Norquist declareexemptfavorite Change image and share on social
Taxation is not charity. It is not voluntary. As we shrink the state and make government smaller, we will find that more and more people are able to take care of themselves. Grover Norquist carecharityfind Change image and share on social