Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it. So we cut the people's tax rates, and the people produced more than ever before."

Those who own more expensive properties pay more each year in property taxes; that's just common sense. But the one-third reduction is across the board and provides relief to Texans at all income levels.

Governments don't reduce deficits by raising taxes on the people; governments reduce deficits by controlling spending and stimulating new wealth.

Our federal tax system is, in short, utterly impossible, utterly unjust and completely counterproductive . . . [It] reeks with injustice, and is fundamentally un-American,

Common sense and briefings tell us at ground zero it will take folks longer to get back home, but not because of contamination -- it's because of the process,

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect for government. . . . When it reaches 25%, there comes an increase in lawlessness.