Principle of Raising Taxes on Higher Income Americans

"I think that we've had an economy that's been out of balance for too long. So the general principle of raising taxes on higher income Americans, like myself, and providing relief to those who haven't benefited as much from this new global economy, I think is a sound one." -- Barack Obama

Americans as Dollar Chasers is Cruel Libel: Einstein

"Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves" -- Albert Einstein

New Means More Costly for American Tastes

"Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it cost them." -- John Updike

Tax Time: First Get Organized, then Commit Suicide

"It's income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta." -- Dave Barry

George Bush Quote: Hyperbole on Tax (Re)forms

"Americans spend 6 billion hours a year filling out their tax reforms. (sic)" -- George W. Bush