#tax

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#absolutely #collecting #legalized #more #necessary

The New York Times editorial page is like a Ouija board that has only three answers, no matter what the question. The answers are: higher taxes, more restrictions on political speech and stricter gun control. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#board #control #editorial #gun #gun control

When we were at peace, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now there's a war, so Democrats want to raise taxes. When there was a surplus, Democrats wanted to raise taxes. Now that there is a mild recession, Democrats want to raise taxes. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#mild #now #peace #raise #recession

Everyone now has a sacred cow in the tax code. For my money, the most sacred thing of all is our country and its growth, but the sacred cows have turned into a pack of wolves. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#country #cow #cows #everyone #growth

When you try to figure out what the religious right is, it ultimately comes down either to one man, Pat Robertson, or anyone who believes in a higher being and wants their taxes cut. ↗

— Ann Coulter

#being #believes #comes #cut #down

I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday. ↗

— Noel Coward

#always #am #due #having #i

I favor the abolition of all Social Security, Medicare and estate taxes. In their place, we should create a simple income tax system that has no deductions or credits at all. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#create #credits #deductions #estate #favor

Make no mistake, if the payroll-tax cut is extended, it will become permanent. Social Security will become another welfare program as the tie between what someone pays and what they receive gets broken. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#become #between #broken #cut #extended

In these times of the 'Great Recession', we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can. Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic. ↗

— Mark Cuban

#benefits #celebrating #curtain #distasteful #encouraging

If you can manipulate news, a judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail, a smart accountant can keep a thief from paying taxes, a smart reporter could ruin your reputation- unfairly. ↗

— Mario Cuomo

#could #jail #judge #keep #killer