Subject: Government » Taxes (Page 2)

People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income.

businessman

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

(1928 – 1987) painter, printmaker & filmmaker

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

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

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

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

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

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

There’s always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little – and it’s always somebody else.

(1923 – ) American quote & quip writer

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

(1918 - 2002) American author

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors and miss.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author

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

(1910 – 1993) editor & novelist

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

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

Taxes: A funding method which allows people to test their powers of deduction.

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

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is really quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.

When there’s a single thief, it's robbery; when there are a thousand thieves, it’s taxation.

Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

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

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

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

No politician talks taxes during an election year.