Quotes about Taxes

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Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them. — Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
They're so broke that they've actually cut essential services. In many places, they've cut policemen, because, who the f — Lewis Black
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness... but only when you pay your taxes? That means your freedom is rented, leas — Steve Maraboli
The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. — Paula Poundstone
There are only two things worse then an empty canvas: death and taxes. — Ragnar Tørnquist
A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state. — Isabel Paterson, God of the Machine
Every culture has some ritual for joining two people together and making them stay that way, and ours is giving tax brea — Bauvard, Some Inspiration for the Overenthusiastic
Fear and bigotry don’t need explaining. They simply are, like traffic jams and taxes. — Eileen Wilks, Death Magic
When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a — Frédéric Bastiat
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote th — Alexander Fraser Tytler
My feeling is this whole country is founded on the principle of 'if you are not hurting anyone, and you're not fucking w — Adam Carolla
By today’s standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only pe — Joseph Sobran
Free-market capitalism is a network of free and voluntary exchanges in which producers work, produce, and exchange their — Murray N. Rothbard
Again, a Prince should show himself a patron of merit, and should honour those who excel in every art. He ought accordin — Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
Our politicians tell us we are free, even though most governments take over 50% of what we earn. They claim we get servi — Mary J. Ruwart
Julia's unhappy relationship with the Inland Revenue was due to her omission, during four years of modestly successful p — Sarah Caudwell, Thus Was Adonis Murdered
Indeed, it may most verily be saidThat only death and taxes certain are. — Ian Doescher, William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace
One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they — Ron Paul
These are tough times for state governments. Huge deficits loom almost everywhere, from California to New York, from New — Paul Krugman
Does the flat tax work?...The flat tax works in a country that is a former Communist state, with no investment capital, — T R Reid, A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System