Quotes about Taxes

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. Votes: 6

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. Votes: 6

There is no such thing as a good tax. Votes: 4

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. Votes: 4

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation. Votes: 4

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government. Votes: 4

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward. Votes: 4

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss. Votes: 4

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation. Votes: 4

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. Votes: 4

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets. Votes: 4

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. Votes: 4

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Votes: 4

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Votes: 4

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. Votes: 4

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income. Votes: 4

Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when it's through if you are a crook or a martyr. Votes: 4

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. Votes: 4

We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. Votes: 4

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders. Votes: 4

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. Votes: 4

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Votes: 4

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes. Votes: 4

When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans. Votes: 4

Obama and the Democrats' preposterous argument is that we are just one more big tax increase away from solving our economic problems. The inescapable conclusion, however, is that the primary driver of the short-term deficit is not tax cuts but the lack of any meaningful economic growth over the last half decade. Votes: 4

Taxes are a penalty on progress. Votes: 3

Taxes are an investment in America. Votes: 3

Taxes are the sinews of the state. Votes: 3

Taxes are the killing fields of Democrats. Votes: 3

Taxes cause the most bad business decisions. Votes: 3

Taxes are what we pay for civilized society Votes: 3

Taxes will always be lower under a Coalition government Votes: 3

The only things of certainty are Death and Taxes. Votes: 3

Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society. Votes: 3

Taxes should be lower, flatter, and simpler, in that order. Votes: 3

Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed. Votes: 3

Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors. Votes: 3

I come from Cuba. Taxes for me are no big thing. Votes: 3

Taxes are the chief business of a conqueror of the world. Votes: 3

No Taxes. Let's just tip the government 15% if they do a good job. Votes: 3

Taxes should be proportioned to what may be annually spared by the individual. Votes: 3

Taxes on consumption, like those on capital or income, to be just, must be uniform. Votes: 3

These 3 topics will always generate 100+ comments of irrational/ridiculous people: Taxes, tipping, and spending on weddings. Votes: 3

Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society. Votes: 3

I'm on the verge of a total breakdown. Sciatica. Taxes. Cars. Fleas, possibly. It's an absurd existence. Votes: 3

Here is my principle Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle Votes: 3

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle. Votes: 3

Taxes shouldn't be higher; they should be fairer. We must be a party that's disciplined. We must make tough choices. Votes: 3

Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil. Votes: 3

Taxes are what we pay for civilized society, for modernity, and for prosperity. The wealthy pay more because they have benefitted more. Votes: 3

One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes. Votes: 2

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes. Votes: 2

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet. Votes: 2

No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes. Votes: 2

The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our strength. Votes: 2

You can't ignore the reality that faith and family, those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies. Votes: 2

Preventing global warming from becoming a planetary catastrophe may take something even more drastic than renewable energy, superefficient urban design, and global carbon taxes. Votes: 2

Note, besides, that it is no more immoral to directly rob citizens than to slip indirect taxes into the price of goods that they cannot do without. Votes: 2

The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy - the one that's absolute, the one that wants control over the inside of your head, not just your actions and your taxes. Votes: 2

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible? Votes: 2

I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.' Votes: 2

As president, I would promote a Fair and Flat Tax plan, known as the 'EZ Tax.' My tax plan would be the largest tax cut in American history, reforming individual, business, and worker taxes. Votes: 2

Now the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of things people don't understand. Take the Einstein theory. Take taxes. Take love. Do you understand them? Neither do I. But they exist. They happen. Votes: 2

I never had the high-paying job or the company car. It took me over a decade to pay off my student loans. I never had to worry about where to dock my yacht to reduce my taxes. Votes: 2

What are called 'public schools' in many of America's wealthy communities aren't really 'public' at all. In effect, they're private schools, whose tuition is hidden away in the purchase price of upscale homes there, and in the corresponding property taxes. Votes: 2

Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about reducing trash. Votes: 2

But, as environment minister, I am very interested in a thriving German automobile industry, because I can only pay for the rising costs of environmental protection at home and abroad if there are people in Germany with jobs and who pay taxes. Votes: 2

In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources. Votes: 2

They say death and taxes are the only things that are inevitable. The truth is, you can not pay your taxes. I've done it, and there's consequences, but it can be done. Death you're not going to get out of, and you kind of got to deal with it. Votes: 2

We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. And then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to pay down the debt and never grow it again. Votes: 2

And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing Obamacare. Votes: 2

Ronald Reagan was long thought to be the most conservative of Republicans. And by any standard today he is the most popular Republican in modern history. Yet he raised taxes 11 times, supported a ban on assault rifles and the Brady Bill, which mandated background checks, and established amnesty for 3 million undocumented workers. Votes: 2

I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job. Votes: 2

I want to reform the tax code so that it's simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on incomes over $250,000 - the same rate we had when Bill Clinton was president; the same rate we had when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest surplus in history, and a lot of millionaires to boot. Votes: 2

Pushers don't pay taxes. Votes: 0

Read my lips-NO NEW TAXES! Votes: 0

I hate putting up taxes. Votes: 0

Death and taxes are inevitable. Votes: 0

I pay tremendous numbers of taxes. Votes: 0

Cuttin' taxes for strippers and thugs. Votes: 0

Less government, less regulation, lower taxes. Votes: 0

No one is patriotic about taxes. Votes: 0

Read my lips: no new taxes. Votes: 0

I believe that all taxes are bad. Votes: 0

We rule out raising taxes this year. Votes: 0

Religions take donations and don't pay taxes. Votes: 0

I didn't pay my taxes for years. Votes: 0

Democracy is mob rule with income taxes. Votes: 0

Raising taxes won't create private sector jobs. Votes: 0

Opposing taxes is a key conservative value. Votes: 0

I have no intention of raising taxes Votes: 0

The problem is that taxes aren't used efficiently. Votes: 0

It's really American to avoid paying taxes, legally. Votes: 0

Houseless: Having paid all taxes on household goods. Votes: 0

The rich support the poor primarily via taxes. Votes: 0

Raised Arkansas taxes 5 times, but lowered taxes 94 times. Votes: 0

[Hillary Clinton] is going to raise taxes $1.3 trillion. Votes: 0

I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime. Votes: 0

Eliminating business taxes makes US best at manufacturing. Votes: 0

When taxes are too high, people go hungry. Votes: 0

Texans should not be taxed on our taxes. Votes: 0

You don't pay taxes - they take taxes. Votes: 0

First governor in Arkansas history to ever lower taxes. Votes: 0

They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money. Votes: 0

The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes. Votes: 0

Like mothers, taxes are often misunderstood, but seldom forgotten Votes: 0

The most pernicious of all taxes are the arbitrary. Votes: 0

You dont raise taxes in times of such uncertainty. Votes: 0

I don't like paying taxes, same as everybody else. Votes: 0

You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes. Votes: 0

The promises of yesterday are the taxes of today. Votes: 0

Everyone who pays taxes has blood on their hands. Votes: 0

I pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. Votes: 0

We pay taxes, and we help the city coffers. Votes: 0

Just dying should not be a reason for taxes. Votes: 0

The rich aren't like us, they pay less taxes. Votes: 0

Everyone wants the rich to pay more in taxes. Votes: 0

I'm not for raising taxes on anyone - period. Votes: 0

Wouldn't propose new taxes, but won't pledge against taxes. Votes: 0

We don't pay taxes. The little people pay taxes. Votes: 0

The only certainties in life are death and taxes. Votes: 0

I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes! Votes: 0

Save your money, pay your taxes, it doesn't last forever... Votes: 0

Raised some taxes based on court orders and voter approval. Votes: 0

Nothing taxes an actor more thoroughly than a good audiobook. Votes: 0

The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today. Votes: 0

More freedom means more jobs... less government and less taxes. Votes: 0

The combination of Obamacare and taxes would be a disaster. Votes: 0

Now, people have a hard time understanding how taxes work. Votes: 0

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about. Votes: 0

I am death, not taxes. I turn up only once. Votes: 0

I will not raise taxes on anyone making $250,000 or less. Votes: 0

Donald Trump would end up raising taxes on middle-class families. Votes: 0

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization. Votes: 0

Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes! Votes: 0

Always overpay your taxes.That way you'll get a refund. Votes: 0

I have paid taxes every year, a lot of taxes. Votes: 0

I get how devastating high taxes are to job creation. Votes: 0

We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes. Votes: 0

The only certain things in life are death and taxes! Votes: 0

We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork. Votes: 0

Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they shouldn't be related. Votes: 0

Wealthy people don't even pay taxes. But everybody must pay taxes. Votes: 0

You can't tax business. Business doesn't pay taxes. It collects taxes. Votes: 0

If you raise taxes during a recession, you head to depression. Votes: 0

Rudy Giuliani is more accomplished at cutting taxes than anyone else. Votes: 0

I got elected to run the government more efficiently, lower taxes. Votes: 0

Whoever is for higher taxes, feel free to pay higher taxes. Votes: 0

Multinationals don't pay taxes in Africa - we all know that. Votes: 0

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love Votes: 0

It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes. Votes: 0

Nothing in the world is certain except for death and taxes. Votes: 0

I will cut all state taxes by at least one third. Votes: 0

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love. Votes: 0

Raising taxes in an economic downturn is not a good idea. Votes: 0

I don't like paying taxes, but I like sleeping at night. Votes: 0

I don't mind paying the taxes I pay, which is pretty considerable. Votes: 0

If a tax cut increases government revenues, you haven't cut taxes enough. Votes: 0

I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. Votes: 0

Well, I think lower taxes and less regulation would actually promote growth. Votes: 0

On issues relating to taxes, you don't always speak with one voice. Votes: 0

When President George W. Bush cut taxes, he cut them for everyone. Votes: 0

I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more. Votes: 0

You will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime. Votes: 0

Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed. Votes: 0

You can't have a rigid view that all new taxes are evil. Votes: 0

What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes. Votes: 0

Damning taxes is a piece of cake. It's defending them that's hard. Votes: 0

Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but death and taxes. Votes: 0

Just taught my kids about taxes by eating 38% of their ice cream. Votes: 0

I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they give me Votes: 0

The goof man, in dealing with his people, taxes them with luxury. Votes: 0

[P]rogressivism is a top-down, continent-wide tissue of taxes, mandates, and other coercions. Votes: 0

We don't have any miraculous way of avoiding taxes at Wesco and Berkshire. Votes: 0

Gay people getting married? Next, they'll be allowed to vote and pay taxes. Votes: 0

Uncollected sales taxes on Internet purchases cost the states more than $16 billion in 2001. Votes: 0

New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. Votes: 0

You don't create jobs by passing bills, you create jobs by cutting taxes. Votes: 0

When you raise taxes on small business, from 35% to 40%, you will kill jobs. Votes: 0

Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them. Votes: 0

I do believe that billionaires and multi-millionaires should be paying more in taxes. Votes: 0

Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. Votes: 0

People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes. Votes: 0

National Democrats often try to pay for something with oil and gas taxes. Votes: 0

The American taxpayers are a powerful force. They don't want their taxes raised. Votes: 0

If we increase spending, we have got to raise taxes or any combination. Votes: 0

Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game - it, and high taxes. Votes: 0

Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes. Votes: 0

I love B.C., but you know what taxes are like in Canada. Votes: 0

Get ready; if the Democrats take the House, your taxes are going up. Votes: 0

Higher income people don't have to pay taxes if they don't want to. Votes: 0

There are only two things worse then an empty canvas: death and taxes. Votes: 0

I pay taxes in three countries, but can't vote in any of them. Votes: 0

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply. Votes: 0

I'm gonna put all my money into taxes. They're sure to go up. Votes: 0

Anti-Tax fetishist Grover Norquist owns a bust of Ronald Reagan, who raised taxes 11 times. Votes: 0

Employees pay the highest percentage of taxes. Big business and investors pay the least. Votes: 0

Rappers shouldn't have to file taxes because they itemize everything they own in songs. Votes: 0

No taxes can be devised which are not more or less inconvenient and unpleasant. Votes: 0

Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes, and the second law of thermodynamics. Votes: 0

What we lack is a good, strong business climate with lower taxes, fairer regulation. Votes: 0

Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes and the second law of thermodynamics. Votes: 0

Interesting thing about being rich is once you pay your taxes, you're still rich. Votes: 0

The problem with being an employee or self-employed is you pay the highest taxes. Votes: 0

For all long-term investors, there is only one objective-maximum total real return after taxes. Votes: 0

A common man, even like myself, I don't know how to pay my taxes. Votes: 0

Fear and bigotry don't need explaining. They simply are, like traffic jams and taxes. Votes: 0

I am not for raising taxes on the American people in a soft economy. Votes: 0

The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies. Votes: 0

All taxes are a drag on economic growth. It's only a question of degree. Votes: 0

There certainly is a case to be made that taxes should be more progressive. Votes: 0

We can't live without taxes, but we sure would like to have good ones. Votes: 0

We can push Montana forward and we can do it with out raising taxes. Votes: 0

I really think people understand that in New York City we have high taxes. Votes: 0

Governments steal from citizens through taxes and through the subterfuge of monetizing their own IOUs. Votes: 0

In F-111, I question the collusion between the Vietnam War, income taxes, consumerism, and advertising. Votes: 0

That’s the last time I let Wesley Snipes help me out with my taxes! Votes: 0

Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock. Votes: 0

People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve. Votes: 0

Nobody told me when I became a Democrat that that involved opposition to lower taxes. Votes: 0

Fear and bigotry don’t need explaining. They simply are, like traffic jams and taxes. Votes: 0

We tax air passengers like cigarettes and alcohol - we impose sin taxes on travellers. Votes: 0

The politics of austerity, of higher taxes, decided by governments, have lengthened the economic crisis. Votes: 0

The problem with the economy isn't that people aren't paying their fair share of taxes. Votes: 0

I wouldn't mind paying taxes... if I knew they were going to a friendly country Votes: 0

There is only one way to kill capitalism - by taxes, taxes, and more taxes. Votes: 0

It is business that generates the jobs, income and taxes that keep a country going. Votes: 0

Count the day won, when the earth, turning on its axis, imposes no additional taxes Votes: 0

Public unions are the country's foremost advocates for increased taxes at all levels of government. Votes: 0

Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work. Votes: 0

Having the USDA design your food pyramid is like having Al Capone do your taxes. Votes: 0

When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes. Votes: 0

Make sure you pay your taxes; otherwise you can get in a lot of trouble. Votes: 0

Withholding of payment of taxes is one of the quickest methods of overthrowing a government. Votes: 0

Yes here's to the founding fathers—slave-owners, British citizens who didn't want to pay taxes... Votes: 0

I'm not for no taxes. That would be an anarchist. I am for lower taxes. Votes: 0

Let them march all they want, as long as they continue to pay their taxes. Votes: 0

It used to be that death and taxes alone were inevitable. Now there's shipping and handling. Votes: 0

Taxpayers should not be coerced into giving up their privacy rights just to file their taxes. Votes: 0

The average family pays more in taxes than it spends on food, clothing, and shelter combined. Votes: 0

I've built companies, I've created jobs, I know the frustration of small businesses with higher taxes. Votes: 0

Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law. Votes: 0

While the deficit and debt are serious problems, I oppose solving these problems by raising taxes. Votes: 0

I plan to lower corporate taxes to create an environment that encourages companies to invest more. Votes: 0

Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills. Votes: 0

If, at the end of the day, we need to raise taxes, we should raise taxes. Votes: 0

Ultimately, what may be needed to address the obesity problem are direct taxes on body weight. Votes: 0

While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic. Votes: 0

We owe the government taxes. We owe our creditors interest. What do these powers owe us? Votes: 0

I think that taxes would be fair if we first get rid of the tax code. Votes: 0

My dad was old school Jewish. Not do your taxes Jewish - steal your car Jewish. Votes: 0

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work. Votes: 0

I love America, but I can't spend the whole year here. I can't afford the taxes Votes: 0

A lot of the people that are poor take advantage of loopholes and pay no taxes. Votes: 0

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work." Votes: 0

The right wing walks the walk; the left wing taxes the people that walk the walk Votes: 0

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. Votes: 0

Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. Guess what? Yes we do. Votes: 0

The worst thing that we could do is raises taxes. It would only hurt the economy. Votes: 0

The more money that you have, the easier it becomes to hide that and avoid taxes. Votes: 0

The only party which is going to increase taxes after the election is the Labor Party. Votes: 0

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. Votes: 0

A lot of really smart, wealthy people know that [slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn't worked.] Votes: 0

In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes. Votes: 0

I think that anybody who works and pays taxes ought to have a right for citizenship, Votes: 0

Crooked Hillary Clinton wants to raise your taxes up to the sky. She wants to raise. Votes: 0

Nobody likes taxes. I would prefer that none of us had to pay taxes, including myself. Votes: 0

Prosperity of the middling and lower orders depends upon the fortunes and light taxes of the rich. Votes: 0

Business is global. Countries need to react to that; taxes need to be paid where profit arises. Votes: 0

The more acquisitions the government makes abroad, the more taxes the people have to pay at home. Votes: 0

My position has been consistent that middle class families should not pay more taxes. That hasn't changed. Votes: 0

Economists talk about profit motive, but nothing motivates modern man more than a chance to avoid taxes! Votes: 0

More than ever before, Americans are suffering from back problems: back taxes, back rent, back auto payments. Votes: 0

Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody. Votes: 0

Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and high taxes. Votes: 0

Here's a brave old reality, taxes don't go away; raising them never generates revenue, never ever ever. Votes: 0

Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government. Votes: 0

Warren Buffett pays taxes on a smaller percentage of his billions in income than his cleaning lady. Votes: 0

All taxes discourage something. Why not discourage bad things like pollution rather than good things like working? Votes: 0

Fairness dictates that the highest income people should pay the greatest share of taxes, and they do. Votes: 0

Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in the middle of a recession. Votes: 0

Higher taxes still does not create prosperity for all. And, more government still does not grow jobs. Votes: 0

Let's stop talking about new taxes and start talking about creating new taxpayers, which basically means jobs. Votes: 0

I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees. Votes: 0

You [Republicans] are not going to cut taxes. You're going to raise taxes on the middle class. Votes: 0

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes. Votes: 0

Never thought I'd see the day when Death was denied. That leaves taxes as the only certainty. Votes: 0

War - after all, what is it that the people get? Why-widows, taxes, wooden legs and debt. Votes: 0

Why is it fair that I should be paying a higher percentage of taxes than anyone else? Votes: 0

The rope by which the great blocks of taxes are attached to any citizenry is simple loyalty. Votes: 0

...taxes are not raised to carry on wars, but that wars are raised to carry on taxes Votes: 0

When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw up your taxes. Votes: 0

I won't raise taxes, because I do not want to punish the people for the politicians' mistakes. Votes: 0

It is a general idea, that when taxes are once laid on, they are never taken off. Votes: 0

When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin. Votes: 0

There is nothing sinister in so arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton are going to raise taxes and Donald Trump and I are going to cut them. Votes: 0

Rights are something made up by governments to make you feel like you're buying something with your taxes. Votes: 0

The number of business leaders who asked me to lower their taxes can be counted on one hand. Votes: 0

I will tell you this: I will not raise taxes on the middle-class to pay for these programs. Votes: 0

I prefer liquor store robbers with hungry kids to companies that locate offshore to avoid U.S. taxes. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton is raising your taxes and I'm lowering your taxes. That in itself is a big difference. Votes: 0

You don't pay taxes; they take them from your check. That's not a payment - that's a 'jack. Votes: 0

Index funds do not trade from security to security and, thus, they tend to avoid capital gains taxes. Votes: 0

... the top 10 percent of incomes pay 70 percent of the income taxes and cast about 25 percent of the vote. Votes: 0

Please give reason. Raised taxes; marching us off to war again; approved more NSA snooping. WHO ARE THEY?! Votes: 0

Rights" are something made up by governments to make you feel like you're buying something with your taxes. Votes: 0

When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government. Votes: 0

Donald Trump started this campaign in 2014 he said if I run for president I'll absolutely release my taxes. Votes: 0

My personal taxes are 53% of my taxable income. That's 36% on the federal level and 17% for state and local. Votes: 0

Natural fact is, I can't pay my taxes. Make me wanna holler and throw up on my hands. Votes: 0

My finely honed political instincts tell me that almost nobody believes that they should be paying higher taxes. Votes: 0

Most Republicans have made it very clear they're not interested in raising taxes. They want to reform government. Votes: 0

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending. Votes: 0

I pay about a third in taxes, I give away about a third, and I follow the law. Votes: 0

I dated an IRS agent, and I cheated on her. Not with a woman, but on my taxes. Votes: 0

Gay Marriage isn't Special Rights, it's Equal Rights. 'Special Rights' are for political churches that don't pay taxes. Votes: 0

The possession of unnecessary implements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues and tends to foment uprisings. Votes: 0

I'm going to cut taxes big league, and you're going to raise taxes big league, end of story. Votes: 0

In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector. Votes: 0

The taxes of government are heavy enough, but not so heavy as the taxes we lay upon ourselves. Votes: 0

My decision on this matter is as certain and final as death and the staggering New Deal taxes. Votes: 0

To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable. Votes: 0

You can't be for big government, big taxes and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy. Votes: 0

Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. Votes: 0

We all want to know what taxes we would pay under [Donald Trump] tax plan. That's a question. Votes: 0

Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too? Votes: 0

Of all debts, men are least willing to pay their taxes; what a satire this is on government. Votes: 0

My decision on this matter is as certain and final as death and the staggering New Deal taxes. Votes: 0

Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam. Votes: 0

I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes. Votes: 0

The real problem in Greece is not cutting taxes, it's making sure that we don't have tax evasion. Votes: 0

President Obama wants to raise taxes on the country's richest people. And you thought Donald Trump hated him before. Votes: 0

Congress can raise taxes because it can persuade a sizable fraction of the populace that somebody else will pay Votes: 0

A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues. Votes: 0

"I pay my taxes," says somebody, as if that were an act of virtue instead of one of compulsion. Votes: 0

When you tell the American people, 'Read my lips. No new taxes,' that should mean no new taxes. Votes: 0

I know not whether taxes are raised to fight wars, or wars are fought in order to raise taxes. Votes: 0

I watched Reagan turn around the country by lowering taxes and controlling spending, and I'm applying the same principles. Votes: 0

But the point you need to know is that no president at war cut taxes $1.5 trillion, like Bush did. Votes: 0

I'm cutting taxes. We're going to grow the economy. It's going to grow at a record rate of growth. Votes: 0

The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors.... Votes: 0

Armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. Votes: 0

In reality, finding a way to raise taxes may well be the central political problem facing the United States. Votes: 0

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. Votes: 0

Yes. I don't think it would be appropriate at this point to raise taxes on anyone, certainly not in 2011. Votes: 0

Man is not like other animals in the ways that are really significant: Animals have instincts, we have taxes. Votes: 0

The surest thing in the world is not death and taxes, it's death and eternity. Yet, we're so unconcerned. Votes: 0

We in Tennessee know that low taxes, less government, and less spending are the ways to grow our economy. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton's plan is going to raise taxes and even double your taxes. Her tax plan is a disaster. Votes: 0

Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary." Votes: 0

In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes. Votes: 0

Give me a break - They say taxes are inevitable, like death. At least death doesn't come every year. Votes: 0

It's a privilege to pay taxes. Yeah! It's not a political question, folks. We have to pay for stuff. Votes: 0

Use an accountant the first time you file your taxes after becoming a freelancer. It will be worth it. Votes: 0

One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own. Votes: 0

After 20 years in Congress, I still believe that smaller government and lower taxes are the most effective economic policies. Votes: 0

Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary. Votes: 0

[T]he burden of government is not measured by how much it taxes, but by how much it spends. Votes: 0

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep, it is well to stop when you get down to the skin. Votes: 0

I don't mind paying higher taxes, because I've done quite well and I'm blessed to live in this country. Votes: 0

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup. Votes: 0

Government is contemptuous of true religion when it confiscates the taxes of Caesar to finance the things of God. Votes: 0

But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes. Votes: 0

For small businesses, you need less taxes, less federal spending, and you need less regulation that blocks their growth. Votes: 0

I am obligated to and will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States government, Votes: 0

What the Democrats don't seem to understand is that higher taxes mean fewer American jobs and less American production. Votes: 0

Forget death and taxes. The only sure thing is that, win or lose, Don King is counting the money. Votes: 0

An unregulated derivatives market essentially gives Wall Street a way to place hidden taxes on everything in the world. Votes: 0

In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats. Votes: 0

Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did. Votes: 0

If you get up early, work late, and pay your taxes, you will get ahead -- if you strike oil. Votes: 0

Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did. Votes: 0

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer. Votes: 0

If you date, you will meet your share of weirdos and jerks. That is as sure as death and taxes. Votes: 0

Cutting taxes even more on the wealthy and corporations, that's not going to help anybody except the wealthy and corporations. Votes: 0

Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires. Votes: 0

Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with. Votes: 0

Every time a congressman or pundit says its 'class warfare' to increase taxes on the wealthy, it's a massive lie. Votes: 0

In other words, governments do not collect taxes to provide services, they provide services as an excuse to collect taxes. Votes: 0

The world is ruled by butterflies adding to their weapon piles. Imagine what your taxes buy. We hardly ever try. Votes: 0

[Hillary] Clinton wants to raise taxes, raise wages and she wants to do things like put caps on drug prices. Votes: 0

I think that my foundation uses the money better than the government does. In any event, I do pay taxes. Votes: 0

In some cities they tear down buildings to save taxes. They might try tearing down some taxes to save buildings. Votes: 0

Philosophy teaches a man that he can't take it with him; taxes teach him he can't leave it behind either. Votes: 0

Those who have safe and secure jobs pay more taxes than those who own the business that provides the jobs Votes: 0

Huguette Clark has had her own tax liens - four times, the IRS has filed to collect taxes from her. Votes: 0

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down. Votes: 0

Make as much money as you can, but can you please pay your taxes, because this is a major problem. Votes: 0

If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes. Votes: 0

This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change. Votes: 0

A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it. Votes: 0

France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden...something of which I am not proud. Votes: 0

If [Donald Trump] is paid zero [taxes], that means zero for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health. Votes: 0

There are two distinct classes of men - those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes. Votes: 0

If the Lord had meant us to pay income taxes, he'd have made us smart enough to prepare the return. Votes: 0

We're going to look awfully stupid if we give income tax relief to people who do not pay income taxes. Votes: 0

I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them. Votes: 0

If most of the breaks go to wealthy people it's because most of the people who pay taxes are wealthy. Votes: 0

The rich have grown richer, but their tax rate has declined. The poor have grown poorer, but their taxes have increased. Votes: 0

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways. Votes: 0

More taxes, more regulation, more Washington domination, more debt. Those things are not the future for America. They will never work. Votes: 0

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. Votes: 0

Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. Votes: 0

Human nature stays the same, the one thing that stays constant, like death and taxes. And people still want good stories! Votes: 0

President Obama wants to increase the size of government and raise taxes, while I support less government and more individual freedom. Votes: 0

And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes. Votes: 0

The average American family head will be forced to do twenty years' labor to pay taxes in his or her lifetime. Votes: 0

When everybody has got money they cut taxes, and when they're broke they raise them. That's statesmanship of the highest order. Votes: 0

The pillars of classical liberalism call for flat taxes, with revenues put to limited uses; strong property rights; and free markets. Votes: 0

High taxes on guns and strong restrictions on their availability are the only realistic hope for avoiding many more Sandy Hooks. Votes: 0

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice. Votes: 0

I'm from California, I know what's up with this. You keep raising people's taxes eventually they are going to say no. Votes: 0

Apart from death and taxes, the one thing that's certain in this life is that I'll never be a fashion icon. Votes: 0

I am going to cut taxes massively. I am going to cut business taxes massively. They're going to start hiring people. Votes: 0

Danes pay very high taxes, but in return enjoy a quality of life that many Americans would find hard to believe. Votes: 0

People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes. The problem is that taxes aren't used efficiently. Votes: 0

The pillars of classical liberalism call for flat taxes, with revenues put to limited uses; strong property rights; and free markets. Votes: 0

All Democrats for the last 30 years have tried to stimulate the economy by giving 'tax cuts' to people who don't pay taxes. Votes: 0

The Democrats believe that if God did not want them to raise taxes, He would not have created the Internal Revenue Service. Votes: 0

To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people. Votes: 0

Federal government shutdowns are unsettling, because you realize how little you depend on it compared to the money you give in taxes. Votes: 0

What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It's not good at much else. Votes: 0

Even when you are right, there are costs and taxes associated with being tactical. When you are wrong, there are opportunity costs. Votes: 0

Maybe this will be the beginning of a trend? Flat taxes, cutting foreign aid, a referendum on Europe, grammar schools. Who knows? Votes: 0

Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009. Slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn't worked. Votes: 0

One of the things I have been preaching around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites. Votes: 0

You know, the Democrats want to balance the budget by raising spending and raising taxes. The Soviet Union had a balanced budget. Votes: 0

We need a smaller, leaner Washington. It won't happen if we raise taxes without any coinciding reform and serious slashing of spending. Votes: 0

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote. Votes: 0

The best way to help the poor is to slash taxes and allow savings, investment, and creation of jobs to proceed unhampered. Votes: 0

Swedish taxes are high, and we don't get as much as we used to for them. And our schools aren't so good. Votes: 0

How is the government going to get the extra taxes? Out of the rich, or just out of the poor, as usual? Votes: 0

In my home state of Indiana we prove every day that you can build a growing economy on balanced budgets, low taxes. Votes: 0

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened. Votes: 0

Everyone must be equal before the law, abide by it, pay their taxes and bear the punishment should they break the law. Votes: 0

I tried to stay away from King. You can't do it. It's like staying away from taxes. Sooner or later, he'll get you. Votes: 0

Charlie Rangel was writing laws on our taxes as chair of the Ways and Means Committee while somehow neglecting to pay his own. Votes: 0

Rich people always have a certain degree of debt. Apparently it helps to reduce taxes. I'm not so hot on the bean-counting side. Votes: 0

Obamacare comes to more than two thousand pages of rules, mandates, taxes, fees, and fines that have no place in a free country. Votes: 0

Someone is going to have to explain to me at some time how raising taxes on job-creators is going to create more jobs. Votes: 0

A Negro has handicaps enough without having to pay taxes to support the education of white students to learn how to suppress him. Votes: 0

For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes. Votes: 0

For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes. Votes: 0

If New Mexican voters believe the path to create American jobs is keeping taxes low, then they have an option. That's my campaign. Votes: 0

People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income. Votes: 0

I have read all that has been written by the gravest authorities on political economy on the subject of rent, wages, taxes, tithes. Votes: 0

Americans of all ages are earning less than they did two decades ago when adjusted for inflation. Yet they're paying more in taxes. Votes: 0

Estate taxes make every one of us nervous. If there’s an owner who isn’t, he has his head in the sand. Votes: 0

American businesses and upper incomes pay a larger portion of the federal taxes of our national taxes than any country in the world. Votes: 0

Another big promise Donald Trump made during the campaign - cutting taxes. But there's some confusion over how much he wants to cut. Votes: 0

I am for anyone that will give me lower taxes, stop all this stupid spending. Whoever promises me that gets this chicken's vote. Votes: 0

Commercials on television are similar to sex and taxes; the more talk there is about them, the less likely they are to be curbed. Votes: 0

Historically, the best way to convert liberals is to have them move out of their parents' home, get a job, and start paying taxes. Votes: 0

Our tax plan by the way shows the vast, vast majority of Americans, upwards of 96 percent can fill out their taxes on a postcard. Votes: 0

On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes. Votes: 0

Well, my plan, actually Larry Kudlow, who's a fantastic guy, I think likes my plan the most. I'm cutting taxes by about the most. Votes: 0

I can assure you that my wife and I - every penny of income we've ever had, our taxes were paid in West Virginia. Votes: 0

Democrats are people who raise your taxes and spend your money on weird stuff. They steal your guns, and they spit on your faith. Votes: 0

We have to say to the billionaire class, enough is enough. You cannot have it all. You are going to pay more in taxes. Votes: 0

It is a way to take people's wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all. Votes: 0

I don't smoke because I like to do so, but because it makes me pay cigarette taxes, which helps build roads and water supplies. Votes: 0

Politics is very much like taxes - everybody is against them, or everybody is for them as long as they don't apply to him Votes: 0

I know of no power, indeed, of which a free people ought to be more jealous, than of that of levying taxes and duties. Votes: 0

Do you work for the government, any government?" "I pay taxes, which means I work for the government, part of the time. Yes. Votes: 0

It is the large brain capacity which allows man to live as a human being, enjoy taxes, canned salmon, television, and the atomic bomb. Votes: 0

Another difference between death and taxes is that you don't have to work like fury to pay for the dying you did last year. Votes: 0

What I have proposed would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy, because they have made all the gains in the economy. Votes: 0

What Mae West said about sex is true about taxes. All tax cuts are good tax cuts; even bad tax cuts are good tax cuts. Votes: 0

If you're a social democrat, then you think it's cool to pay taxes. For me, tax is the finest expression for what politics really is. Votes: 0

What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesnt make sense. Votes: 0

What we don't need is more spending, and what we don't need are taxes, and what we do need is a lot less of both. Votes: 0

The IRS'll never sweat me or even put up a fight... Cause I'm sure I've paid more in taxes than you've made in yo' life! Votes: 0

I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money Votes: 0

HALF of America pays NO taxes. Zero. So they're happy for tax rates to be raised on the other half that DOES pay any taxes. Votes: 0

It's tax season. When I woke this morning and realized it was tax season, I said, My God, didn't we just pay taxes last year? Votes: 0

That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative. Votes: 0

Medicare in particular will run out of money, and we will not be able to sustain that program no matter how much taxes go up. Votes: 0

What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesn't make sense. Votes: 0

I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going. Votes: 0

Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven't been taxed before. Votes: 0

All we have to do now is to inform the public that the payment of social security taxes is voluntary and watch the mass exodus. Votes: 0

You can never really own real estate for instance; if you think you can, just try not paying your property taxes for a few years. Votes: 0

My son was killed in 2004. I am not paying my taxes for 2004. You killed my son, George Bush, and I don't owe you a penny. Votes: 0

Rich people don't pay taxes? Of course they pay taxes - they pay tons in taxes. They pay for everyone else who doesn't pay taxes. Votes: 0

The Beltway is waking up to the realities of Prsident Obam's budget plan, which taxes, spends, and borrows as far as the eye can see. Votes: 0

Congress should know how to levy taxes, and if it doesn't know how to collect them, then a man is a fool to pay the taxes. Votes: 0

I see a good deal of talk from Washington about lowering taxes-I hope they do get 'em lowered enough so people can afford to pay 'em Votes: 0

That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the true cause is as far remote from truth as light from darkness. Votes: 0

I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies. Votes: 0

No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil Votes: 0

It was really shocking to me that when I was dating a dude I could get married and my taxes were 8 grand less, blah blah blah. Votes: 0

I have every right to know how my taxes are spent, how every single penny of it is spent. I have the right to know that. Votes: 0

We ought to thank President Bush. He made it a lot easier for people to do taxes this year. No job, no income tax this year. Votes: 0

You are giving a little man a biscuit to eat, and you put a barrel of flour more taxes on top of his head to carry. Votes: 0

If I have sex, I know my quarterly estimated taxes must be due. And if it's oral sex, I know it's time to renew my driver's license. Votes: 0

But in this world nothing is sure but death and taxes. [Fr., Mais dons ce monde, il n'y a rien d'assure que le mort et les impots.] Votes: 0

If it was true that lower taxes for the rich and more wealth to the wealthy leat to job creation, today we would be drowning in jobs. Votes: 0

Going forward, my mind will be open to every solution - except one. We should not - we must not - and I will not - raise taxes. Votes: 0

I mean the truth is, I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. I am paying the lowest tax rate that I've ever paid in my life. Votes: 0