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Quotes About Taxes

To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
~ Yannick Noah
I believe I was sent to Washington to fight for and defend our traditional values of smaller government, lower taxes, a strong national defense, and the lives of the unborn.
~ Phil Gingrey
Joe Biden would destroy jobs, raise our taxes, and throw away the lives of countless unborn children.
~ Daniel Cameron
Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens.
~ Charles Tilly
Please give reason. Raised taxes; marching us off to war again; approved more NSA snooping. WHO ARE THEY?!
~ Matt Drudge
I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies.
~ Zoe Saldana
In time of this grave national danger, when all excess income should go to win the war, no American citizen ought to have a net income, after he has paid his taxes, of more than $25,000 a year.
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
I got tired of my taxes paying for exciting little wars around the world. Then I discovered that when I died, my wife would probably have to sell our house to pay for the taxes in America.
~ Terry Gilliam
Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.
~ Thomas Paine
When after many battles past Both tir'd with blows make peace at last What is it after all the people get? Why! taxes widows wooden legs and debt.
~ Francis Moore
War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.
~ Thomas Paine
seventy-three thousand pages of IRS regulations, he laughed at the very suggestion.
~ T.R. Reid
If the middle-class has any function at all it is to work to provide us with taxes, with which we can bribe the mobs of Rome and keep them contented and docile.
~ Taylor Caldwell
De una cosa podemos estar seguros, muchacho, este alivio temporal de los impuestos acabará en impuestos mayores y en un colapso final. Se trata puramente de un asunto de contabilidad. ¿Pero es que a la gente le importa el presupuesto y la dura realidad de que uno no puede gastar lo que no tiene sin ir a parar a la bancarrota? ¡No! Gritarán "¡viva!" al tirano Cinna, pensando en la ganancia inmediata a expensas de la nación.*
~ Taylor Caldwell
Aumentando los impuestos es como un gobierno cruel y monstruoso puede monopolizar todo el poder; porque entonces puede establecer un sistema de premios y castigos: premios para los que permiten la tiranía y castigos para lo que se le opongan.
~ Taylor Caldwell
In either case, you need to consider two factors: costs and taxes. Costs would include any commissions and fees incurred by trading. Taxes would be a factor if the rebalancing takes place in a taxable account, because you may realize capital gains.
~ Taylor Larimore
To maximize the return of your taxable account, you want to minimize the taxes you pay.
~ Taylor Larimore
Invest most or all of your money in index funds. Keep your costs of investing and taxes low.
~ Taylor Larimore
Magellan taxable investors have a Hobson's choice. They must continue to pay high annual income and capital gains taxes by holding a tax-inefficient and underperforming fund—or pay a capital gains tax on all past profits, should they decide to exchange to another fund.
~ Taylor Larimore
Anybody who tells me theyre not going to pay tax weve got an NHS system on its knees I tell you what, my son was in real trouble when he was young and we took him to the hospital, there were four specialists waiting for him. Thats why you pay your taxes.
~ Robson Green
Federal spending is atrocious.
~ Jason Chaffetz
I, for one, believe that revenue has to increase. I think every American would pay more if they thought spending was going to be cut and the budget brought to balance.
~ Douglas R. Oberhelman
Income splitting benefits only fifteen per cent, mostly the wealthiest Canadians, but it's paid for by everyone.
~ Justin Trudeau
Today the House has a chance to give 25 million married couples the best Valentine's Day gift possible, elimination from the most unfair of taxes, the marriage tax penalty.
~ Jerry Weller