George Voinovich Tax Quotations

would once and for all clarify the constitutionality of state tax incentives.

It is time to recognize a simple fact of life, ... Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves.

It's been interpreted as one of (Bush) coming to Ohio to try and pressure me to support 550 (billion-dollar tax cut) when he knows that I'm locked in at 350 (billion dollars), ... I think the timing of it made it look bad, in terms of his trying to put some pressure on me. I don't believe that's what he had in mind, but it certainly has been interpreted that way in our state.

In this era of global competition, the states can't afford to have doubts about the validity of tax incentives, one of their key economic development tools. I can assure you that China and India aren't going to stop using tax incentives.

Governments and businesses shouldn't have to litigate cases all the way to the Supreme Court in order to find out whether or not a tax incentive is constitutional,