Taxpayer Quotes

Within seven weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast... federal taxpayers will have spent 50 percent more than the combined annual budgets of the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. - John Hostettler

With the guaranteed savings generated by this project, we'll be able to upgrade facilities and increase energy efficiency at no additional cost to taxpayers. - John Li

With all the special interests in Washington clamoring for handouts from a spendthrift Congress, the fight against big government is an uphill battle. Thanks to people like Sen. Chambliss, taxpayers have a fighting chance and will continue to score victories. - Tom Schatz

Will we sell at any price, certainly not, ... The sooner we end it the better but we shouldn't end it at the expense of the Australian taxpayer. - Mr Howard

Why would anyone go waste the taxpayers' money like that? No one has come to me with any discussions about this. This kind of stuff really makes you wonder. - Watt Whatley

Why should we pay if we're not culpable of anything? They're trying to hold the taxpayers responsible, and based on the media reports I've seen, there has been no link. - Councilman Dennis Zine

Why should the American taxpayer not be paid back if the taxpayer in France, if the taxpayer in Germany, if the taxpayer in Russia -- countries that were not willing to support us when we were doing what was right in the world -- why should those taxpayers be paid back and not the taxpayers of America? - John Ensign

Why should a company like Wal-Mart - who made $10 billion last year alone - be able to force taxpayers to foot the bill for their health-care costs? - John Sweeney