“They have passed the big inheritance tax, and that gets you when you are gone. You used to could die and be able to beat taxes, but not now. The undertaker don't go over your body as carefully as the assessor does your accumilated assets, and he gets his before the undertaker. They have it on these big fortunes now where they pay as high as 60 to 70 percent of what they leave. That's mighty expensive dying when it runs into money like that, and you won't see 'em dropping off as casually as they have been.” DoeHas BeensBodyBigsRunningAbleUsedDiesPayGoneDyingTaxesBeatsPercentFortuneYour BodyExpensiveEmsOver YouAssetsInheritanceDroppingUndertakerInheritance Tax Author:Will Rogers
“It gave me a great notion of the credit of our present government and administration, to find people press as eagerly to pay moneyas they would to receive it; and, at the same time, a due respect for that body of men who have found out so pleasing an expedient for carrying on the common cause, that they have turned a tax into a diversion.” PeopleMenBodyGovernmentFoundCausesCommonPayTaxesPressesNotionCreditDuesAdministrationDiversionCarrying On Author:Gertrude Stein
“Gay marriage is a tricky issue for the Democrats due to the fact that - like taxes, defense and education - they are forced to lie about their position when running for office. In other words, Democrats are gay marriage supporters trapped in the bodies of candidates who oppose gay marriage. And no issue-reassignment surgery can help them.” FactsHelpingBodyRunningLyingIssuesPositionGayTaxesOfficeDemocratDuesDefenseCandidatesTrappedSurgerySupporterGay MarriageTrickyRunning For Office Author:Ann Coulter