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title: "10 Rich Pay Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [Interesting thing about being rich is once you pay your taxes, you're still rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-black/interesting-thing-about-being-rich-is-once-you-pay-your-taxes-you-re/)

[Lewis Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/lewis-black-1143_being-rich_interesting-thing-about-being-rich-is-on_603076.png)

> [Everyone wants the rich to pay more in taxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-arrington/everyone-wants-the-rich-to-pay-more-in-taxes/)

[Michael Arrington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-arrington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/michael-arrington-12023_everyone_everyone-wants-the-rich-to-pay-more-in-t_3227946.jpg)

> [I think the rich should pay more in taxes - I agree with that 100 percent - but everybody should feel the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-catsimatidis/i-think-the-rich-should-pay-more-in-taxes-i-agree-with-that-100/)

[John Catsimatidis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-catsimatidis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/john-catsimatidis-11421_agree_i-think-the-rich-should-pay-more-in-taxe_710250.jpg)

> [If I was rich I would pay people to be my enemy… and see if any of my friends will ask for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-williams/if-i-was-rich-i-would-pay-people-to-be-my-enemy-and-see-if-any-of-my/)

[Dario Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/dario-williams-230718_fake-friends_if-i-was-rich-i-would-pay-people-to-be-m_711808.jpg)

> [In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/in-order-to-deal-with-all-the-medical-cost-demands-and-other/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/bill-gates-137_challenges_in-order-to-deal-with-all-the-medical-co_2091911.jpg)

> [The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/the-good-news-is-that-according-to-the-obama-administration-the-rich/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/p-j-o-rourke-184_administration_the-good-news-is-that-according-to-the-o_238127.png)

> [I've always been driven by the concept of equal justice under the law, but only the rich can pay great sums of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-dash/i-ve-always-been-driven-by-the-concept-of-equal-justice-under-the-law/)

[Samuel Dash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-dash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/samuel-dash-40096_advantage_i-ve-always-been-driven-by-the-concept-o_2783207.jpg)

> [When people ask, "Why should the rich pay a larger percent of their income than middle-income people?" - my answer is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-nader/when-people-ask-why-should-the-rich-pay-a-larger-percent-of-their/)

[Ralph Nader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-nader/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/ralph-nader-1783_answers_when-people-ask-why-should-the-rich-pay_676937.jpg)

> [Hillary Clinton, told a reporter that she and Bill aren't truly well-off, even though they're incredibly rich because they pay income taxes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sagal/hillary-clinton-told-a-reporter-that-she-and-bill-aren-t-truly-well/)

[Peter Sagal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sagal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/peter-sagal-16436_bills_hillary-clinton-told-a-reporter-that-she_2185815.jpg)

> [Put simply, the rich pay a lot of taxes as a total percentage of taxes collected, but they don't pay a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stein/put-simply-the-rich-pay-a-lot-of-taxes-as-a-total-percentage-of-taxes/)

[Ben Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/ben-stein-2703_deficit_put-simply-the-rich-pay-a-lot-of-taxes-a_2312073.jpg)

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