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They can't collect legal taxes from illegal money.

There is only one way to kill capitalism - by taxes, taxes, and more taxes.

Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.

Save your money, pay your taxes, it doesn't last forever.

On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes.

It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain.

Ultimately, what may be needed to address the obesity problem are direct taxes on body weight.

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.

We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

Always overpay your taxes.That way you'll get a refund.

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

The difficulty for Mr. Obama will be when the public sees where his decisions lead - higher inflation, higher interest rates, higher taxes, sluggish growth, and a jobless recovery.

There are two distinct classes of men - those who pay taxes and those who receive and live upon taxes.

If taxes are laid upon us without our having a legal representation where they are laid, we are reduced from the character of free subjects to the state of tributary slaves.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.

Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with.

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

The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat.

Maybe this will be the beginning of a trend? Flat taxes, cutting foreign aid, a referendum on Europe, grammar schools. Who knows?

Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam.

Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. Guess what? Yes we do.

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

I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti'. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes and aging .... We are ALL going to age and soften and mellow and transition.

Instead of talking about cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, we must end the absurdity of corporations not paying a nickel in federal income taxes.

I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.

When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

No Taxes. Let's just tip the government 15% if they do a good job.

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes.

A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of the totalitarian state.

The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.

I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is - I could be just as proud for half the money

The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers - she needed a tax break.

Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.

Advertising is the tax you pay for being unremarkable.

Let us be clear about our choice. When we raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, no one dies. When we cut Social Security and Medicare, people die.

Government ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.

Those who have safe and secure jobs pay more taxes than those who own the business that provides the jobs

All taxes discourage something. Why not discourage bad things like pollution rather than good things like working?

We are all are equal, but some pay higher tax rates than others.

Having the USDA design your food pyramid is like having Al Capone do your taxes.

This vice brings in one hundred million francs in taxes every year. I will certainly forbid it at once - as soon as you can name a virtue that brings in as much revenue.

I told the Inland Revenue I didn't owe them a penny because I lived near the seaside.

Man is not like other animals in the ways that are really significant: Animals have instincts, we have taxes.

The possession of unnecessary implements makes difficult the collection of taxes and dues and tends to foment uprisings.

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love

The best way to help the poor is to slash taxes and allow savings, investment, and creation of jobs to proceed unhampered.

Peace is the best time for improvement and preparation of every kind; it is in peace that our commerce flourishes most, that taxes are most easily paid, and that the revenue is most productive.