Tag: Taxes

Quotes April 02, 2019

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax.”
Albert Einstein, Genius
 
 
 
 
“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.”
Barry Goldwater, former Senator and Presidential Candidate
 
 
 
 
“Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.”
Robert A. Heinlein, Author of Science Fiction
 
 
 
 
“The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.”
“The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.”
Will Rogers, American Humorist
 
 
 
 
“Look at it this way: If you don’t spend your dollars on the IRS, you’d probably just squander it on foolish things, like food, rent.”
Cindy Adams, NY Post Journalist
 
 
 
 
“The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.”
Mark Twain, American Author
 
 
 
 
“I am proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is I could be just as proud for half of the money.”
Arthur Godfrey, Radio and Television Humorist
 
 
 
 
“There’s nothing wrong with the younger generation that becoming taxpayers won’t cure.”
Dan Bennett, Comedian
 
 
 
 
“Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.”
H. L. Mencken, Author and Curmudgeon
 
 
 
 
“Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.”
Herman Wouk, Author
 
 
 
 
And, last, but not least, let’s hear from an IRS professional who was quoted as saying:
“The trick is to stop thinking of it as your money.”
Unknown IRS Auditor