"There certainly is a case to be..." - Quote by Bill Gates
There certainly is a case to be made that taxes should be more progressive.
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“Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.”
“Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics.”
“Imagine, just for the sake of discussion, that you had a few hours a week and a few dollars a month to donate to a cause - and you wanted to spend that time and money where it would have the greatest impact in saving and improving lives. Where would you spend it?”
More on Taxation
“We will never get anywhere with our finances till we pass a law saying...every time we appropriate something, we...pass another bill...stating where the money is coming from.”
“The government in business may waste time and money without rendering service. In the end the public pays in taxes. The corporation cannot waste or it will fall. It cannot make unfair rulings or give high-handed, expensive service, for there are not enough people willing to accept inferior service to make a volume of business that will pay dividends.”
“We very much hope that as we get growth that we can reduce the burden of taxation, that we can reduce income tax and increase the amount of genuine free enterprise and business enterprise... This is going... toward the restoration of the personal responsibility, the independence, with every man a property owner, every man a capitalist.”
More on Economic Policy
“On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.”
“Letting the free market do whatever it wants. That's not been historically how we grow. We have to invest in education, in rebuilding broadband lines and roads and runways, and it's important that we bring back American manufacturing and regulations to prevent consumers from being cheated.”
“Inflation could be a very - is a likely consequence out of what's going on now.”