--- title: "10 Taxes Paying Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Taxes Paying quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Taxes Paying sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/josh-mandel-36282_mistake_one-of-the-most-lethal-mistakes-a-public_2361464.jpg" --- > [One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mandel/one-of-the-most-lethal-mistakes-a-public-official-can-make-is-raising/) [Josh Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-mandel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/josh-mandel-36282_mistake_one-of-the-most-lethal-mistakes-a-public_2361464.jpg) > [Taking money in taxes and paying it straight back in subsidies is wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-kurz/taking-money-in-taxes-and-paying-it-straight-back-in-subsidies-is/) [Sebastian Kurz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-kurz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/sebastian-kurz-6800_back_taking-money-in-taxes-and-paying-it-stra_1649949.jpg) > [I mean the truth is, I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. I am paying the lowest tax rate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/i-mean-the-truth-is-i-ve-never-had-it-so-good-in-terms-of-taxes-i-am/) [Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/warren-buffett-183_life_i-mean-the-truth-is-i-ve-never-had-it-so_51718.png) > [Every dollar I can't commit to my company that's paid in taxes is paying a government that I believe is too big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curt-schilling/every-dollar-i-can-t-commit-to-my-company-that-s-paid-in-taxes-is/) [Curt Schilling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curt-schilling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/curt-schilling-9658_believe_every-dollar-i-can-t-commit-to-my-compan_1676234.png) > [And that does concern me, because we're not getting enough back for our taxes that we're paying. I think we really have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-hunt/and-that-does-concern-me-because-we-re-not-getting-enough-back-for/) [Rex Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-hunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/rex-hunt-23693_concern_and-that-does-concern-me-because-we-re-n_2477204.png) > [Well, the taxes that everyone else is paying are supporting lots of programs that were in place prior to Barack Obama's new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinesh-d-souza/well-the-taxes-that-everyone-else-is-paying-are-supporting-lots-of/) [Dinesh D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dinesh-d-souza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/dinesh-d-souza-2242_break_well-the-taxes-that-everyone-else-is-pay_1371910.jpg) > [I got tired of my taxes paying for exciting little wars around the world. Then I discovered that when I died, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-gilliam/i-got-tired-of-my-taxes-paying-for-exciting-little-wars-around-the/) [Terry Gilliam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-gilliam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/terry-gilliam-7704_america_i-got-tired-of-my-taxes-paying-for-excit_741116.jpg) > [I think it's a little unfair for people to say you're not paying your fair share of taxes. I'm paying what I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rubenstein/i-think-it-s-a-little-unfair-for-people-to-say-you-re-not-paying-your/) [David Rubenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rubenstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/david-rubenstein-22203_fair-share_i-think-it-s-a-little-unfair-for-people_1735323.jpg) > [I'm making a lot of money. I should be paying a lot more taxes. I'm not paying taxes at a rate that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/i-m-making-a-lot-of-money-i-should-be-paying-a-lot-more-taxes-i-m-not/) [David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a3/david-simon-3189_america_i-m-making-a-lot-of-money-i-should-be-pa_2667863.jpg) > [I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. I am paying the lowest tax rate that I've ever paid in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-warren-buffett/i-ve-never-had-it-so-good-in-terms-of-taxes-i-am-paying-the-lowest/) [Howard Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-warren-buffett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/howard-warren-buffett-16158_accounting_i-ve-never-had-it-so-good-in-terms-of-ta_1556715.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taxes-paying/#itemlist", "name": "Taxes Paying Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Josh Mandel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-mandel/one-of-the-most-lethal-mistakes-a-public-official-can-make-is-raising/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/josh-mandel-36282_mistake_one-of-the-most-lethal-mistakes-a-public_2361464.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/josh-mandel-36282_mistake_one-of-the-most-lethal-mistakes-a-public_2361464.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/josh-mandel-36282_mistake_one-of-the-most-lethal-mistakes-a-public_2361464.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own.” — Josh Mandel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Taking money in taxes and paying it straight back in subsidies is wrong.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sebastian Kurz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-kurz/taking-money-in-taxes-and-paying-it-straight-back-in-subsidies-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/sebastian-kurz-6800_back_taking-money-in-taxes-and-paying-it-stra_1649949.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/sebastian-kurz-6800_back_taking-money-in-taxes-and-paying-it-stra_1649949.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/sebastian-kurz-6800_back_taking-money-in-taxes-and-paying-it-stra_1649949.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Taking money in taxes and paying it straight back in subsidies is wrong.” — Sebastian Kurz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I mean the truth is, I've never had it so good in terms of taxes. 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