Taxes are the sinews of the state.

Taxes are the sinews of the state.

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.

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

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

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

The Eiffel Tower is the Empire State Building after taxes.

The Eiffel Tower is the Empire State Building after taxes.

I wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country.

I wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves from the overtaxed.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves from the overtaxed.

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.