“The more you earn, the less you keep, And now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to take, If the tax-collector hasn't got it before I wake.” IfsSoulSleepLordPrayingTaxesLaysMy SoulI PrayCollectorsTax DayAbracadabra Book:The primrose path Source: The primrose path
“If you believe Jesus ever had a good word for war or torture or tax cuts for the rich, or raping the earth, or refusing water to dying migrants, then you might as well believe bunnies lay painted eggs.” IfsBelieveWellsWarMightEarthJesusWaterRichCuttingDyingTaxesLaysTortureEggsIf You BelieveTax CutsBunniesMigrantsGood Words Author:Bill Maher
“The taxes of government are heavy enough, but not so heavy as the taxes we lay upon ourselves.” EnoughGovernmentTaxesLaysHeavy Author:Orville Dewey
“As to the Income Tax, my opinion is that the needful revenue would be fairly and most fairly raised if paid by property, and by individuals in proportion to their property. A Property Tax should be an assessment upon all land and buildings, and canals and railroads, but not on property such as machinery, stock in trade, etc. The aristocracy have squeezed all they can out of the mass of the consumers, and now they lay their daring hands on those not wholly impoverished.” IfsShouldHandsWould BeIndividualOpinionLandBuildingTaxesMassPaidTradeLaysPropertyRaisedIncomeConsumersProportionEtcDaringRevenueMachineryAristocracyIncome TaxAssessmentRailroadsCanalsProperty Taxes Author:John Bright