Annuals Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the nation of the strings of the public purse is…

— Thomas Jefferson

I hold that two principles are important; first that there should be a steady expansion of public services, not an irregular one related to…

— John James Cowperthwaite

We say that anytime budgets are balanced and an ample savings account has been set aside, government should just stop collecting taxes. Better to…

— Mitch Daniels

Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little…

— Adam Smith

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

Taxes should be proportioned to what may be annually spared by the individual.

— Thomas Jefferson

At a time of immense pressure on public finances, every tax break has to be carefully considered and fully justified.

— Rachel Reeves

We must have a fair tax in the United States. We have to re-adjust it, we must be fiscally responsible.

— Peter Camejo

To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.

— James Monroe

The revenue of the country, levied almost insensibly to the taxpayer, goes on from year to year, increasing beyond either the interests or the…

— Franklin Pierce

As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg