"As to many people filing for divorce to avoid taxes (the 20 percent personal income tax on capital gains from property sales), I think that when a policy results in such a social tragicomedy, it must be a flawed policy."

--LOU JIWEI, minister of finance

“二套房避税导致有人离婚。我认为，如果一个政策出来，造成一些人间的悲喜剧，这个政策肯定是有缺陷的。”

——楼继伟（财政部长）

"Our country owes too much economic debt to the laborers¹ at the bottom level. The lack of care about them economically creates an uneasy situation for the country."

--LIANG XIAOSHENG, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, novelist and screenwriter

“这个国家欠了底层劳动者太多太多经济债，长期地对他们经济上的不关怀，是共和国的不安。”

——梁晓声（小说家、编剧）

"My criticism is very candid²: The reform plan on gaokao (college entrance examination) is merely symbolic³ and can hardly solve the problems. Some plans have been proposed in haste and without any research. Whoever shouts the loudest has the final say."

--GE JIANXIONG, a member of the CPPCC National Committee and professor of historical geography at Fudan University

“我很坦率的批评，现在这些高考改革方案隔靴搔痒，根本解决不了问题，而且有些提法没有经过深入调查研究，很仓促。谁声音大就听谁的。”

——葛剑雄（全国政协委员、复旦大学教授）

"Everybody should now understand that a safe milk supply is not only necessary for each family but also for the State's safety."

--NIU DUN, a member of the CPPCC National Committee and vice-minister of agriculture

“大家都该明白了，放心奶不仅是我们每一个小家的需要，也是国家安全的需要。”

——牛盾（全国政协委员、农业部副部长）