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" I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax. "

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" I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs. "

Ed Rendell

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" Would I be happy just practicing law? No. Would I be happy just doing TV and speeches? No. I want to do all of these things and be as active as I can... but my main goal is to have some degree of influence on the public discussion. "

" If there was a way to discourage trash constitutionally, I would sure as heck take a hard look at it. I don't think there is. So I don't think there's a choice here. "

" Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile. "

" If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports. "

" The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less. "

" Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs. "

" Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation. "

" You know rule one for the vice president is make sure you never upstage the president, right? It's rule one. "

" I think if we're going to have to landfill trash, and I think we basically have to, we might as well get the upside for it and dedicate that upside to improving the environment in so many different ways. "

" There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table. "

" One of the reasons we don't have our deficit under control is because Republicans are wusses and won't tell their base a simple fact that everyone knows. We can't eliminate the deficit without raising some revenue... They're wusses. "

" I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency. "

" If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff. "

" Most people are motivated by the economy. And if you've lost your job, lost your mortgage, lost your 401(k), you're angry. And if your brother-in-law has lost one of those you're angry still. And when you're angry you take it out on people who are in office. Which is natural. "

" I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem. "

" Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly. "

" It used to be that Democrats and Republicans would disagree, but they could be social to each other. There were times during the year that we acted together in the good of the country. "

" Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means. "

" I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races. "

" George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip. "

" We've been working our tail off and lead by that example. "

" Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable. "

Ed Rendell

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" Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth. "

" I love the concept of community energy. "

" If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms. "

Ed Rendell

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" I've always sort of believed that the future takes care of itself. "

" I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries. "

" Natural gas is great for America in so many ways. "

" Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on. "