New taxes should be a last resort, not an option

New taxes should be a last resort, not an option

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.

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.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.