Subject: Government » Taxes (Page 2)

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

(1910 – 1993) editor & novelist

Democracy is mob rule, but with income taxes.

Remember the politician who wouldn't release his tax returns and it turned out he had nothing to hide? … Me neither.

(1958 – ) American writer, comedian, satirist & actor

Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven't been taxed before.

(1925 – 2007) humorist & columnist

Life: Coming into the world wit nothing, leaving with nothing and, in between, giving everything to the IRS.

The more heavily a man is supposed to be taxed, the more power he has to escape being taxed.

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

Government Bureau: Where the taxpayer’s shirt is kept.

Employees make the best dates; you don’t have to pick them up and they’re always tax-deductible.

(1928 – 1987) painter, printmaker & filmmaker

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

A taxpayer is someone who does not have to take a civil service exam in order to work for the government.

The only thing that hurts more than paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax.

(1860 – 1917) Scottish politician & judge

No politician talks taxes during an election year.

Logic and taxation are not always the best of friends.

(1862 – 1946) American jurist & Supreme Court justice

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

Bing (Crosby) doesn't pay income tax; he just calls the government and says, 'How much do you boys need?'

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

More than ever before, Americans are suffering from back problems, back taxes, back rent, back auto payments.

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer

No taxation without regimentation.

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

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

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

Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game; you want us to pay income taxes, too?

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

I have the perfect simplified tax form for government… why don’t they just print our money with a return address on it?

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor