Political Quotes

“It seems like here in the legislative bodies, whether it is tax, capital gains, or anything else, we are out to penalize a certain class of individuals who, by and large, have worked hard all their life, beginning in the educational system, to equip themselves with the knowledge, through a series of degrees, to take on the responsibilities of leading our corporate structure. Whether they are scientists or financial managers, or whether they are just entrepreneurs, they make sacrifices often to start these businesses with their personal funds working long hours and giving up vacations. So here we go again. But I would like to just sort of sketch a profile of a company that, say, is doing $100 million worth of business, and, say, 80 percent of it is pure private sector--nothing to do with Uncle Sam. But Uncle Sam would like to have a piece of the brain trust in this company, and, therefore, it comes around and the contract is theirs. In the first place, say that CEO is making $500,000 a year; well deserved. If he gets caught up in the indirect costs he is banged into the Boxer-Grassley cap, is he not?”