Subject: Government » Taxes

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

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.

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

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

Democracy is mob rule, but with income taxes.

The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

An income tax form is like a laundry list – either way you lose your shirt.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

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

No One Likes Paying Taxes – What Makes You So Special?

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

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

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

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

(1919 – 1990) educator & writer

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

(1860 – 1917) Scottish politician & judge

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

The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

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

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer

I think that after the third marriage Georgie tried to claim his divorce attorney as a dependent.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward.

(1883 – 1946) English economist

Untold Wealth: That which does not appear on income tax returns.

Tax Reform: Taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven’t been taxed before.