• "Everybody does benefit when government takes less from
the people, no matter what their income bracket is, because our
businesses and our families are able to keep more of what they're
earning, reinvest in what they have as priorities. That's how
jobs are created. And that's how we're going to grow our
economy." Palin in a Fox News interview on September 17th 2008.

• Sarah Palin is against raising taxes as she says it will
harm people with small businesses and hurt jobs. She wonders how
people who start new ventures will be any better off if the taxes
are increased.

• Palin was elected as the mayor on the basis of her
promise to encourage economic improvement in the valley town of
Wasilla, Alaska and she kept her promises.  As the Mayor she cut
down property taxes and sales taxes in order to help build an
indoor skating rink and sports complex. She also deposited more
funds towards safety of the public and managed to get a grant to
set up a police dispatch center in the town.

• Palin said that she intends reduce or get rid of taxes
on business license fees and tire taxes stating that after the
citizens, it was the state that the natural resources were the
wealth of the nation.
 
• To help Alaska's families and small businesses, the
backbone of our local economies, I propose to repeal nuisance
taxes, including the tire tax.  We shouldn't make Alaskans pay a
premium to keep families safe driving Alaska's roads. And we'?ll
significantly reduce business license fees." Palin said in her
address to the 24th Alaskan legislature in 2008 January.
		

• Huckabee supports the Bush tax cuts and wants to expand
them.
• He would make higher education tuition tax deductible. 
• He is a self-described fiscal conservative who favors a
flat tax. Ultimately, Huckabee wants to abolish the income tax
system in favor of a national sales tax.


• He has always been supportive of the Bush tax cuts and
wants to expand them.

• Huckabee is in favor of 'Fair Tax' which will eliminate
all federal taxes and a single national tax will take its place.
He has described fair tax as the flatter, fairer, finite, family
friendly overhaul.

• Huckabee proclaims that 'Fair tax' is revenue neutral
and brings everybody into the economy. As a result 'Fair Tax'
does not bring underground into the economy. Drug dealers,
prostitutes and all such people will have to pat taxes. 

• Huckabee is of the opinion that a national flat tax
should be implemented to keep up with globalization.

• He supports the removal of poorest tax payers from the
pay rolls.

• He strongly votes for no national sales tax or VAT.

• Huckabee feels that it should be entirely left to the
state to determine the estate taxes.
 
• Huckabee proclaimed that he would not stand for any hike
in taxes under any circumstances. According to responses to
associated Press Questionnaire for AR Senate in 1992, he stated
"I would not support any tax increase under any circumstances.
There needs to be significant reductions in spending, not an
increase in taxes."

• Huckabee is of the opinion that the government should
untax innovation, untax income and he gives this matter utmost
priority.