The Value-Added Tax, a sales tax that applies at every level of business transactions, is an easy tax for governments to collect,… — T.R. Reid Copy Share Image
Millions and millions of people don't pay an income tax, because they don't earn enough to pay on one, but you pay… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Some years down the pike, we're going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of death panels… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
In 1848, Karl Marx said, a progressive income tax is needed to transfer wealth and power to the state. Thus, Marx's Communist… — James Traficant Copy Share Image
Portland is a really great city, especially because I'm a shopper and there's no sales tax! That really adds up so fast,… — Bitsie Tulloch Copy Share Image
The sales tax is the best and most equitable tax. The gasoline tax, which is nothing but a sales tax, has proven… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
I don't see how a lowering of VAT helps much, in terms of stimulus. VAT is a form of sales tax. It… — Kwasi Kwarteng Copy Share Image
“When New York passed its Internet sales-tax law, Amazon’s sales in New York State dropped 10 percent over the next quarter, according… — Brad Stone Copy Share Image
Texas has no income tax, which is a big draw for corporate executives who do business there. But it's hardly tax-free. The… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
It is easier to start taxes than to stop them. A tax an inch long can easily become a yard long. That… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, in 1848, Karl Marx said, a progressive income tax is needed to transfer wealth and power to the state. Thus,… — James Traficant Copy Share Image
I could get you to smile like that, and without sales tax." I whirled around to find the real Patch standing in… — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
I really like the idea of consumption tax, and most countries have a pretty serious consumption tax. It's called a value-added tax… — T.R. Reid Copy Share Image
The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it replaces the outdated tax code that allows politicians to pick winners and losers,… — Herman Cain Copy Share Image
“To write a lot, you should rethink your mental models of rejection and publication. Rejections are like a sales tax on publications:… — Paul J. Silvia Copy Share Image
We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City.… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
“Then, instead of relying on income and property taxes to fund the government and the nation’s war mobilization, planners suggested that it… — Garrett M. Graff Copy Share Image
California's Depression-era lawmakers, who created our sales, use and personal income tax laws, thought it was wrong to double-tax goods and services.… — Michelle Steel Copy Share Image
![“It is easier to start taxes than to stop them. A tax an inch long can easily become a yard long. That has been the history of the income tax. Would not the sales tax be likely to have a similar history [in the U.S.]? ... Canadian newspapers report that an increase in the sales tax threatens to…” quote by B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/b-c-forbes-2124_administration_it-is-easier-to-start-taxes-than-to-stop_2527606.jpg)
