Subject: Government » Taxes (Page 3)

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

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

(1923 – ) American quote & quip writer

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & 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

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

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

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

When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

[Charles Dickens] was the bravest man who ever lived; he fathered ten children before they became tax deductions.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

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

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.

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

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

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