Top 24 Quotes by Tom Golisano

Electronic Accounting Systems processed my little payrolls like one big payroll. I did the selling, and the people I hired did most of the operations.

In New York, the average total state and local tax burden is $5,260 for every man, woman and child. That's by far the highest in the country.

If you have fewer teenagers having children, they could focus more on their vocational development.

It struck me that most businesses have less than 100 employees, but most payroll services were going after bigger companies.

From the day I got out of school, I was looking for an idea.

I've been paying a lot of money in state income taxes, and I've been happy to do it, but when this last thing happened, this 50 percent increase in the tax rate, it was just too much.

Anyone who has been as successful as I have should want to share those resources. Why not give some of it to charity?

If we go by the National Popular Vote, we'll get more people voting.

A lot of politicians say they want to get people out to vote; sometimes you can't totally believe they really want that.

I love New York. But how much should it cost to call New York home? Decades of out-of-control budgets, spending hikes, and relentless borrowing have made New York simply too expensive.