Federal government Quote by Scott Bessent

The federal government is often said in militia circles to have made wholesale seizures of power, at times by subterfuge. A leading grievance holds…

— Barton Gellman

It was not until the Abraham Lincoln administration that an income tax was imposed on Americans. Its stated purpose was to finance the war,…

— Walter E. Williams

“Before Congress instituted the federal income tax in 1913, following the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, America’s tax burden fell disproportionately…

— Jane Mayer

We need to get rid of the 16th amendment, and return to the original system that funds government with a variety of tariffs and…

— Alan Keyes

Congress realized that it was inherently unfair to penalize Americans by requiring them to pay taxes on taxes they had already paid.

— Tom Suozzi

Taxes are an investment in America.

— Bill Gates

When liberals advocate a value-added tax, conservatives should respond: Taxing consumption has merits, so we will consider it - after the 16th Amendment is…

— George Will

1913 wasn't a very good year. 1913 gave us the income tax, the 16th amendment and the IRS.

— Ron Paul

The Founding Fathers realized that "the power to tax is the power to destroy," which is why they did not give the Federal government…

— Ron Paul

Income taxes are responsible for the transformation of the Federal government from one of limited powers into a vast leviathan whose tentacles reach into…

— Ron Paul

Federal Taxes are not good, as a general rule, necessary for certain things like national defense and interstate commerce. That's all.

— Anonymous

The truth is that tariffs have a long and storied history as both a revenue-raising tool and a way of protecting strategically important industries…

— Scott Bessent