There is no such thing as a good tax.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

The tax collector must love poor people--he's creating so many of them.

The tax collector must love poor people--he's creating so many of them.

Taxes are the sinews of the state.

Taxes are the sinews of the state.

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a read more

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when its through, if you are a crook or a martyr.

Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.

Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.

With various people complaining about "price gouging... economist Walter Williams has coined a new term: "Tax gouging." But government is read more

With various people complaining about "price gouging... economist Walter Williams has coined a new term: "Tax gouging." But government is never accused of either "greed" or "gouging" — not even when they bulldoze people's homes in order to turn the land over to businesses that will pay more taxes.

Death and taxes are inevitable.

Death and taxes are inevitable.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.

Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system unfair to read more

Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system unfair to all. So, beware of single-tax proposals. The U.S. government blows more money than any single tax can generate. The key is to tax multiple bases, disparate in nature, and with simple flat rates. That is a system both fair and sustatinable.