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Burdensome Quotes

The weight of rules and routines.

Several lines here call out an outdated tax code and rules that quietly strain small businesses and everyday Americans. Compare them with America quotes for more on national policy and daily life.

The RFA requires federal agencies to assess the economic impact of their regulations on small firms, and if significant, consider less burdensome alternatives. Federal agencies sometimes fail to comply at all, or simply 'check the box,' fulfilling the letter of...

Quotes by Sam Graves

Part of any solution to get our economy going should include steps to free up our small businesses by peeling back unnecessarily burdensome regulations, ending the continual threats of tax hikes, and addressing the cloud of federal debt that hangs...

Quotes by Sam Graves

I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance - the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the...

Quotes by Richard Cobden

Let's bring in Donald Trump. He wants to lower taxes across the board for individuals and large and small businesses, significantly reduce burdensome regulations, and unleash America's energy resources.

Quotes by Lawrence Kudlow

Age Quotes

When a book remembers, we remember. It reminds you that you have a body. So many of the things we may think of as burdensome are actually the things that make us more human.

Quotes by Jonathan Safran Foer

It is no secret that our tax code is drastically outdated and burdensome to all Americans. Fortunately, more and more people are aware daily of the inequities that arise from things such as the estate tax, and it has come...

Quotes by Jeff Miller

There are over 170,000 pages of regulations in Washington, D.C. I want to streamline the rules in the federal government to basically allow businesses to grow without fear of burdensome federal regulations. That's a passion to me, regulatory reform.

Quotes by Jason T. Smith

Trust free people and free enterprise as opposed to meddling, burdensome government.

Quotes by George Allen

I am shy by nature, a person who's always found something burdensome about human interaction and who probably always will, at least to some degree.

Quotes by Caroline Knapp

America Quotes

Like a lot of business owners out there, I don't desire to face the continual flogging from government regulators who push burdensome and confusing state tax and employment laws on the business. It creates an unnecessary risk when, as an...

Quotes by Brandon Webb

Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs, we're raising the age already to 67. These people are going to struggle to get to that point.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

I carried around a lot of weight and anxiety - expectations of being a top draft pick and fulfilling those. It was really burdensome and not fun. Stressful. I had to go through some things before I finally turned that...

Quotes by Alex Smith

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these burdensome quotes focus on?
Mostly regulation and taxation, with speakers pointing to rules on small businesses and an outdated tax code as sources of unnecessary strain on ordinary people.
Is there a quote that defends what feels burdensome?
Yes, one flips the idea entirely, suggesting that things we consider burdensome are often exactly what make us more human. It's a rare counterpoint in this set.
What does the RFA quote describe?
It references a law requiring federal agencies to weigh the economic impact of new regulations on small firms and to consider less burdensome alternatives when the impact is significant.
Does any quote mention specific tax policy?
Yes, one calls out the estate tax among other inequities tied to an outdated and burdensome tax code. See America quotes for more on national policy debates.
What should I read after this?
Check Assess quotes or Back quotes for related reflections on weighing costs and consequences.

One quote flips the word around, suggesting what feels burdensome can actually make us more human. See Assess quotes or Back quotes for related reflections on weighing what matters.