25 Quotes About Taxes

1. “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” – Albert Einstein
2. “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
3. “The power of taxing people and their property is essential to the very existence of government.” – James Madison
4. “The tax code is so complex and the forms are so complicated, that I think taxpayers often make mistakes.” – Chris Chocola
5. “The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.” – Arthur C. Clarke
6. “To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men.” – Edmund Burke
7. “The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.” – William Simon
8. “Taxes grow without rain.” – Jewish Proverb
9. “The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.” – Denis Healey
10. “I’m proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.” – Arthur Godfrey
11. “You don’t pay taxes – they take taxes.” – Chris Rock
12. “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin
13. “The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will Rogers
14. “The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift is taxes.” – William Feather
15. “The politician’s promises of yesterday are the taxes of today.” – William Lyon Mackenzie King
16. “You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.” – Ronald Reagan
17. “Any tax is a discouragement and therefore a regulation so far as it goes.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
18. “I am thankful for the taxes I pay because it means that I’m employed.” – Nancie J. Carmody
19. “You must pay taxes. But there’s no law that says you gotta leave a tip.” – Morgan Stanley
20. “A penny saved is worth two pennies earned… after taxes.” – Ragnar Tornquist
21. “When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.” – Ernie Banks
22. “Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.” – Tim Murphy
23. “Even taxpayers have rights!” – Beric J. Croome
24. “Tax is not a four-letter word; rather, it’s the price we pay for the country we want.” – Alex Himelfarb
25. “Reliable tax revenue is vital to the fiscal wellbeing of municipalities.” – Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

These quotes reflect various perspectives on taxes, from their necessity for society to their complexities and challenges.