Showing posts with label taxes. Show all posts
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Friday, September 3, 2010

Quote CXVIII

"A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that a fine is generally much lighter."

-G. K. Chesterton
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Friday, April 30, 2010

Quote #114: on excessive taxation





"Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery." -- Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States.
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