277 Quotes About Taxes

Because taxpaying is seen as an emblem of civic worthiness, denying the poor the status of taxpayers has the effect of denying their political standing. Classing a large percentage of the populace as a kind of second-class citizenry is genuinely toxic for democratic norms.

Working income is taxed at a higher rate than the non-working income

I find it insane to say, "Work hard," when the harder you work, the more you pay in taxes... Crazy.

No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.

The power to tax is the power to destroy.

To summarise, the design of Nordic tax systems has over time created a ‘fiscal illusion’, whereby the public is not aware of the taxes they are paying. One can reflect on whether it is really in line with democratic principles to raise taxes in a way such that citizens are unaware of them. Interestingly, few proponents of introducing a Nordic model of high taxes in other countries stress that such a move would require hiding the true cost of taxation from the public.

Corporations don’t make profits. Corporations don’t pay taxes. I have yet to meet a liberal that understands these concepts.

War is the biggest tax hike ever; if this isproperly understood many would stopwarring. - On War and Personal Finances

نهاية كل حي : الضرائب والزوجات