In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.

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

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

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.

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love.

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love.

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.

The best way to relieve families from time to time is to let them keep some of their own money.

The best way to relieve families from time to time is to let them keep some of their own money.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

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.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

There is no such thing as a good tax.