Essentials Quote by James Madison

Society is older than government. But every persisting society implies the existence of government and laws; for a society without government and laws is…

— William Batchelder Greene

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior of those who are not,…

— James F. Cooper

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior to those who are not,…

— Anonymous

If I tax them, in fact, I'm not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the people who have saved, trusted. It was very controversial,…

— Shimon Peres

But we need to quit taxing people upon death. No taxation without respiration.

— Steve King

Taxing people for having a spare bedroom and forcing them into rent arrears or the possibility of losing homes they have lived in for…

— Nicola Sturgeon

The medical device tags that are being used [in the USA] are a terrible mistake. Why are we taxing people for trying to save…

— Bill Walton

Look, the revenue I get is by more people working, getting higher pay, paying more taxes. That's how we get growth and how we…

— Mitt Romney

It would be virtually impossible to finance wars without taxing the people, and the welfare system would be limited because there wouldn't be enough…

— Ron Paul

“new method of taxing people with their faults has not only retained but magnified its own faults. It tells only one side of the…

— Judith Martin

We have to reduce the tax burden, whether it's income tax for corporations or private individuals, and we should put a freeze on property…

— Bruce Rauner

We already have an annual wealth tax on homes, the major asset of the middle class. It's called the property tax. Why not a…

— Robert Reich

Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage…

— Rick Perry

Who pays property taxes? We all do, either directly in property tax bills or through higher rents and other costs.

— Michelle Steel

Rather than setting property taxes on the value of land and improvements, I'd advocate a plan to set rates based on land values across…

— Mark Noble