Avoiding Quote by Andrew Mellon

The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to…

— Andrew Mellon

“Progressive taxes are inherently flawed in that they fund public services which are often location-dependent, thus adding to the value of owned land. Thus,…

— Martin Adams

We will lower the tax burden on middle class Americans by asking the very wealthy to pay their fair share. Middle class taxpayers will…

— William J. Clinton

Uncertainty hurts business. It annoys individuals. Why keep the whole country, including business and individuals, in uncertainty over the extent of the tax burdens…

— B. C. Forbes

Regarding the Economy & Taxation: America's most successful achievers do pay a higher share of the total tax burden. The top one percent income…

— Rush Limbaugh

And to you taxpayers out there, let me say this: Make sure you file your tax return on time! And remember that, even though…

— Dave Barry

It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action. The funds that a government…

— Ludwig von Mises

As a taxpayer, you are required to be fully in compliance with the United States Tax Code, which is currently the size and weight…

— Dave Barry

It would be an instructive exercise for the skeptical reader to try to frame a definition of taxation which does not also include theft.…

— Murray Rothbard

The cost of taxpayer compliance with [the tax code] is over $80 billion per year, more than eight times the cost of the IRS budget

— Charles O. Rossotti

When you consider that a steelworker who's making $40,000 a year has virtually the same tax burden as someone who's making $400,000 a year,…

— Dennis Kucinich

With every new corporate inversion, the tax burden increases on the rest of us to pay what these corporations don't.

— Dick Durbin

5: Social security will break small business, become a huge tax burden on our citizens, and bankrupt our country! 1944: The G.I. Bill will…

— Joseph Conrad

No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden that reached a third of its national income.

— Ronald Reagan

In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses.

— Joni Ernst