Accumulation Quote by Henry Hazlitt

The mounting burden of taxation not only undermines individual incentives to increased work and earnings, but in a score of ways discourages capital accumulation…

— Henry Hazlitt

Contrary to any claim of a systematically “neutral” effect of taxation on production, the consequence of any such shortening of roundabout methods of production…

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe

The larger the percentage of the national income taken by taxes the greater the deterrent to private production and employment. When the total tax…

— Henry Hazlitt

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

You lower the [tax] rate, you will motivate and incentivize more people to put more capital at risk to create more jobs.

— Anthony Scaramucci

Our present tax system ... exerts too heavy a drag on growth ... It reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment, and risk-taking…

— John F. Kennedy

Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take…

— John D. Rockefeller

The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work.

— Calvin Trillin

A tax is always a sacrifice which the government demands of individuals.While it only lessens every one's personal eÇŒoyments, it only shifts expenses from…

— Antoine Destutt de Tracy

A tax is always a sacrifice which the government demands of individuals.While it only lessens every one's personal enjoyments, it only shifts expenses from…

— Antoine Destutt de Tracy

Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality.

— Winnie Byanyima

“Just what do we tax under our current system? Work, that’s what. Hard work and productivity. The harder you work, the more you achieve.…

— Neal Boortz