Memorable saying about Taxes

[Lee B]

Copied from Forbes:

“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.” — Winston Churchill

“Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.” — Herman Wouk

“I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is I could be just as proud for half of the money.” — Arthur Godfrey

“A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.” — G. Gordon Liddy

“The taxpayer: that’s someone who works for the federal government, but doesn’t have to take a civil service examination.” — Ronald Reagan

“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.” — Barry Goldwater

“Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.” —Calvin Coolidge

“This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher. The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” — Albert Einstein

“The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” — Will Rogers

“In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that some of its citizens weren’t much happier about taxation with representation.” — Lyndon B. Johnson

“Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?” — Peg Bracken

I'm smiling but I don't feel any wealthier

[Lion EA]

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." — Ronald Reagan

[JohnH]

“The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least amount of hissing.”

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

[Elrod]

“They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.”

Al Capone

 

“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.”

Barry Goldwater

[Lee B]

1 hour ago, Elrod said:

“They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.”

Al Capone

 

That's funny since Al Capone was taken down partially due a forensic accounting investigation of his finances by a U S Treasury Agent.

[BulldogTom]

"Everything is bigger in TEXAS!"

Oh, you said TAXES....oops

Tom
Longview, TX

[ILLMAS]

“Don’t steal, the government does not accept the competition.”  Unknown 

[Patrick Michael]

“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”  Margaret Thatcher

"A tax is a fine for doing well, a fine is a tax for doing wrong."  Mark Twain

"A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it."  Ann Landers

"Worried about an IRS audit? Avoid what's called a red flag. That's something the IRS always looks for. For example, say you have some money left in your bank account after paying taxes. That's a red flag!"  Jay Leno