#axes

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the canidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy--to be followed by a dictatorship. ↗

— Alexander Fraser Tytler

#law #taxes #welfare #freedom

Obamacare comes to more than two thousand pages of rules, mandates, taxes, fees, and fines that have no place in a free country. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#country #fees #fines #free #free country

Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout. ↗

— Terry Savage

#brake #burn #burnout #car #certainly

I will continue my consistent record of voting for lower taxes, less spending and fewer regulations to make our government more effective and efficient while upholding our Constitution. ↗

— Roscoe Bartlett

#constitution #continue #effective #efficient #fewer

Nobody wants to pay higher taxes. But do you want your kids to get a good education? You have to pay for that. Do you want Medicare for senior citizens? I do. We have to pay for it. ↗

— Shelley Berkley

#education #get #good #good education #higher

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about. ↗

— James Brown

#been #held #i #know #nothing

When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government. ↗

— Ken Buck

#government #grow #hands #leave #money

I am not for raising taxes in a recession, especially when it comes to job creators that we need so desperately to start creating jobs again. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#am #comes #creating #creators #desperately

[Justice Owen Roberts, writing the majority opinion for the Agricultural Adjustment Act, said] 'A tax, in the general understanding of the term, and as used in the Constitution, signifies an exaction for the support of the Government. The word never has been thought to connote the expropriation of money from one group for the benefit of another. ↗

— Jim Powellll

#taxes #money

It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes. ↗

— Jon Corzine

#hold #intent #line #taxes