#taxes

That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative. ↗

— Payne Stewart

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Many scientists and economists also say putting a price on carbon through carbon taxes and/or cap-and-trade is necessary. ↗

— David Suzuki

#cap-and-trade #carbon #economists #many #necessary

The politician's promises of yesterday are the taxes of today. ↗

— Mackenzie King

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But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes. ↗

— Dar Williams

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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

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

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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

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Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. You're for them or against them. Taxes go up or down; government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words "abortion" or "tax hikes" pass their lips. ↗

— Ann Coulter

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We rule out raising taxes this year. ↗

— Luis de Guindos

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