Taxes Quotes

“The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.”

“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.”

“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.”

“The difference between American parties is actually simple. Democrats are in favour of higher taxes to pay for greater spending, while Republicans are in favour of greater spending, for which the taxpayers will pay.”

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society."

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

"The power to tax involves the power to destroy."

John Marshall

"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

“The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.”

John Maynard Keynes

"In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other."

Voltaire

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for."

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”

Albert Einstein

“There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.”

“The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities.”