Subject: Government » Taxes (Page 2)

The most undesirable things are the most certain (death and taxes).

Taxpayer: One who doesn’t have to pass a civil service exam to work for the government.

Democracy is mob rule, but with income taxes.

Today, it takes more brains and effort to make out the income-tax form than it does to make the income.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Only the little people pay taxes.

(1920 – 2007) American billionaire businesswoman & real estate investor

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing.

(1619 – 1683) French statesman

Logic and taxation are not always the best of friends.

(1862 – 1946) American jurist & Supreme Court justice

If a taxpayer thinks he can cheat safely, he probably will.

The pay raise is just large enough to increase your taxes and just small enough to have no effect on your take-home pay.

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

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cartoon character in, Peanuts, by Charles Schulz (1922 – 2000)

Taxpayer: A person who has the government on his payroll.

The wages of sin are unreported.

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.

(1959 – ) American comedian

As long as you are a tax deduction, you will always be safe in my house.

(1961 – ) American comedian, actor & talk show host

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents?

(1918 – 2007) American humor writer

Tariff: A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

The rich aren’t like us… they pay less taxes.

(1910 – 1993) editor & novelist

No taxation without regimentation.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)