“The idea of a tax on the ownership of a television belongs in the 1950s. Why not tax people for owning a washing machine to fund the manufacture of Persil?” PeopleIdeasTelevisionTaxesMachinesFundWhy NotOwnershipWashingWashing Machines Author:Jeremy Paxman
“Now that my wine has been served in the White House, why not me? Who could talk to farmers better than I? Somebody even asked me the other day if I had anything in my platform about taxes. 'Hell yes,' I said. 'Great state. But I wouldn't want to live there.'” IfsWantHas BeensSaidStatesHouseWhiteHellTaxesWineWhy NotWhite HouseFarmersPlatforms Author:Pat Paulsen
“Everything we do is escapism, because we'll all be dead and everything we do is completely meaningless. Why brush your teeth? Why not be in the park with the bums passing a short dog? Why pay taxes, why get educated? Of course literature is an escape. You have to fill the hours.” CoursesLiteratureHoursPayDogTaxesPassingTeethPassingsEducatedParksWhy NotMeaninglessBrushesEscapismShort Dog Author:T.C. Boyle
“We're talking about should we increase taxes? Why not put a tax on carbon emissions. It would raise a lot of money, it would reduce the environmental damages in the future, it would solve so many problems, and it would be a much more constructive thing to do than to think about raising the income tax.” ThinkingShouldProblemWould BeTalkingTaxesIncreaseRaisesEnvironmentalSolveIncomeThings To DoDamageWhy NotLots Of MoneyCarbonConstructiveEmissionsIncome TaxCarbon EmissionsEnvironmental Damage Author:Robert F. Engle
“We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?” HumorSeemsAbleFunnyCrimeTaxesCriminalsChecksWhy NotLaw EnforcementCrime And CriminalsCriminals Crime Author:Will Rogers