But if there have to be tax measures, they should allow the economy to grow.
It's worth finding out if your business can benefit from any environmental tax measures.
No shareholder would now be worse off because of the tax measure.
No tax measure can be attached to a spending bill.
But before the year is out, some tax measures are almost sure to be discussed.
The tax measure, for instance, passed the House on a 367-45 vote.
All together, these tax measures could cost the Government $250 billion or more in lost revenue over the next five years.
"I don't think there's any tax measure that can be done to help a guy who doesn't have a job," he said.
And it looks as if the president will have to make compromises to get any tax measure through the Senate.
But his cuts are mostly paid for with $76 billion in new tax measures.