The surest thing in the world is not death and taxes, it's death and eternity. Yet, we're so unconcerned.

Philosophy teaches a man that he can't take it with him; taxes teach him he can't leave it behind either.

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down.

As American taxpayers know too well, the tax code is incredibly complex and compliance is all to expensive.

Donald Trump would send us back into recession with his tax plans that benefit the wealthiest of Americans.

Apart from death and taxes, the one thing that's certain in this life is that I'll never be a fashion icon.

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.

[T]hese tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans are also the tax cuts that are least likely to promote growth.

If you want less of something, tax it. If you want more of something, don't tax it or reduce the tax burden.

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

There are no taxes that are unpaid, nor were there any taxes that I was responsible for that didn't get paid.

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened.

The Tax Collector's letters are invariably mimeographed, and all they say is that you still haven't paid him.

France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden... something of which I am not proud.

You can grow marijuana, so the government can't tax you and they don't like that, that's why they prohibit it.

Today is tax day. A lot of people are hoping they get refunds. And that's just the folks here in the audience.

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

The only issue on taxes - Hillary Clinton is going to raise taxes, and Donald Trump and I are going to cut them.

I love a reciprocal tax. Nobody can fight it, it's fair and it's something that we are working on very strongly.

Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.

Most Republicans have made it very clear they're not interested in raising taxes. They want to reform government.

What we don't need is more spending, and what we don't need are taxes, and what we do need is a lot less of both.

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

A bet is a tax on bullshit; and it is a just tax, tribute paid by the bullshitters to those with genuine knowledge.

Coolidge thought budgets were virtuous. He had his econ straight. He didn't just cut taxes, he also cut the budget.

I tried to stay away from King. You can't do it. It's like staying away from taxes. Sooner or later, he'll get you.

Businesses large and small shouldn't have to check the expiration date of a tax provision to see if it's still good.

I am going to cut taxes massively. I am going to cut business taxes massively. They're going to start hiring people.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody.

I'm from California, I know what's up with this. You keep raising people's taxes eventually they are going to say no.

Corporations use all sorts of complex stratagems to move their profits overseas, and thus escape the U.S. income tax.

Those who take their money abroad in an effort to avoid paying American taxes should lose their American citizenship.

Someone is going to have to explain to me at some time how raising taxes on job-creators is going to create more jobs.

I know of no power, indeed, of which a free people ought to be more jealous, than of that of levying taxes and duties.

Sixteen- and 17-year-olds pay taxes and can join the army, so surely they should in turn be given their right to vote.

By its nature, governments and taxes are not voluntary. Government actions are violent and coercive, and theft as well.

I have every right to know how my taxes are spent, how every single penny of it is spent. I have the right to know that.

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires.

Reagan didn't put anything off the table, if he felt it was for the good of the American people to tweak the tax system.

Higher taxes never reduce the deficit. Governments spend whatever they take in and then whatever they can get away with.

President Obama has admitted that Medicare is on an unsustainable course and that no amount of tax increases can fix it.

I understand gas prices are like a hidden tax - not a hidden tax; it's taking money out of people's pockets. I know that.

Corporate tax dodging impacts us across generations and over time. It is corrosive. It is unethical. It is unsustainable.

People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income.

Politics is very much like taxes - everybody is against them, or everybody is for them as long as they don't apply to him

Private monopolies run by special interests should not get to raise taxes and set regulatory policy for the United States.

The tax-exempt privilege is a feature always reflected in the market price of [municipal] bonds. The investor pays for it.

In other words, governments do not collect taxes to provide services, they provide services as an excuse to collect taxes.

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