To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.Confucius
The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital... the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth in the economy.John F. Kennedy
Wall Street apparently takes and then forgets, and then comes after the guns of law-abiding American citizens and small businesses.John F. Kennedy
I bet taxpayers remember providing more than $812 billion to Citigroup and Bank of America, two Wall Street banks, in 2009 to bail them out during the 2008 financial crisis. Taxpayers remember that generosity; big banks evidently don't.John F. Kennedy
When you look at how much we spend on social programs in our country, it separates us from a lot of countries. In our country, if you're hungry, we'll feed you. If you're homeless, we'll house you. If you're too poor to be sick, we'll pay for your doctor. But all of that comes at a cost.John F. Kennedy
The problem with EMMA is that it is cost prohibitive for the small investors who were supposed to benefit from the new transparency.John F. Kennedy
Transparency at the MSRB is dubious with data downloads too costly for all but the Vanguards of the world.John F. Kennedy
You know people talk about federal money as if it falls from heaven. You know we thank heaven for it, but it came out of people's pockets - and I've driven all over Washington, D.C., I cannot find the money tree.John F. Kennedy
