Taxes Quotes · Page 45

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

— Barack Obama

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

— David Dixon

When someone describes themself as a taxpayer, they're about to be an asshole.

— Demetri Martin

So, all levels of government should be working on tax relief. That's important.

— Lee Zeldin

The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.

— William E. Simon

Taxing profits is tantamount to taxing success.

— Ludwig von Mises

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

— Albert Einstein

I think we should have a very, very heavy tax on handguns and on bullets.

— Joycelyn Elders

I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.

— Kay Bailey Hutchison

We think we can't survive without deficit spending - but we soon won't be able to survive with deficit spending, either.

— Tony Blankley

I'm conscious of competitive issues, but at the same time the recommendation they make is that we protect citizens by not adding…

— Christy Clark

The American way is the way most law-abiding Americans live - in debt. Does this make a balanced budget un-American?

— Cullen Hightower

“Every culture has some ritual for joining two people together and making them stay that way, and ours is giving tax breaks.”

— Bauvard

Under Obama, our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a…

— Rick Perry

I am now at the age where I can withdraw a 25 per cent tax-free lump sum. I do not put in…

— Anthea Turner

Another difference between death and taxes is that you don't have to work like fury to pay for the dying you did…

— Robert Quillen

In 1850, I believe, the church property in the United States, which paid no tax, amounted to $87 million. In 1900, without…

— Ulysses S. Grant

I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I…

— Mick Mulvaney

Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support…

— Arthur C. Brooks

Nor should the argument seem strange that taxation may be so high as to defeat its object, and that, given sufficient time…

— John Maynard Keynes

I look forward to working with our leadership team to advance the causes of smaller government, lower taxes, eliminating terrorism, and providing…

— Howard Coble

[T]ax cuts are not just something that all taxpayers deserve, but also the best way to curb government spending. It is the…

— Zell Miller

Whenever you try to do good with someone else's money, you are committed to using force. How can you do good with…

— Milton Friedman

I can't see the Democrats working with Donald Trump on tax reform unless the rich get soaked. The thing about this that…

— Rush Limbaugh

We don't make bicycles anymore. It's all human relations now. The eggheads sit around trying to figure out new ways for everyone…

— Anonymous

[The healthcare bill is a] headlong rush into socialism…we will not stand for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid hijacking of our freedom and democracy so…

— Michael Steele

Republican leaders have made clear they have no plans to use the power of government to stimulate the economy, invest in job…

— Dennis Kucinich

Assuming that a tax increase is necessary, it is clearly preferable to impose the additional cost on land by increasing the land…

— Herbert Simon

Taxation, the very thing that had triggered the British civil wars, would do so again, this time in America. The taxes may…

— Simon Schama

Welfare mostly subsidizes people in poverty, helping few escape from it. In their hearts, most people who are poor would like to…

— Cal Thomas

When you understand that your tax dollars pay for those tear gas canisters that were being fired into the crowd, and when…

— Lupe Fiasco

The export of oil, the export of minerals, will for many decades continue to be a critical part for the growth of…

— Patrice Motsepe

Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality.

— Winnie Byanyima

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

— Pat Paulsen

We need a simpler, fairer tax code that protects taxpayers. Not special interests.

— Kevin Brady

Mates help each other; they do not tax each other.

— Tony Abbott

We have deficits with everybody. Who do we have a positive with?

— Donald Trump

We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government.

— Benjamin Franklin

It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.

— Jessica Savitch

There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day.

— Cass Sunstein