Franklin P. Adams Quotes

I don't like paying 50 per cent of tax.

The only thing that hurts more than paying an income tax is not having to pay an income tax.

Taxes suck. They really stink.

But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.

We're going to look awfully stupid if we give income tax relief to people who do not pay income taxes.

We really need to change taxation policy so that it is not skewed against owning more than one house.

The people of Maine were tired of being in debt and tired of being overtaxed.

My position has been consistent that middle class families should not pay more taxes. That hasn't changed.

Why is it that half of the households in America pay zero income tax? We need some real tax reform.

Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day.

Texans should not be taxed on our taxes.

Just dying should not be a reason for taxes.

I've never supported a wage tax and I've never supported a payroll tax.

The truth is, no one pays more tax than they have to.

George wrote Taxman, and I played guitar on it. He wrote it in anger at finding out what the taxman did. He had never known before then what could happen to your money.

The highest-income Americans don't need tax-free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds.

There are people who enjoy the life in England but don't pay a penny in tax, whereas my footballers pay more than half their income in tax.

I'm not for raising taxes on anyone - period.

Today the House has a chance to give 25 million married couples the best Valentine's Day gift possible, elimination from the most unfair of taxes, the marriage tax penalty.

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate raising or eliminating the cap on salaries subject to the Social Security tax.

Speaking of tax fairness, it was Senator Kerry who voted to increase the income tax on senior citizens on Social Security, earning as little as $32,000 a year.

Every time you exempt a portion of the economy from taxation you put pressure on the rest of the economy.

Why don't we go all the way and simple take the rich off the tax rolls altogether?

When the federal government promises no new taxes, they're promising no new federal taxes.

Distribute taxes among all in a fair and equitable manner and make them general, not exempting anyone because of his noble rank or great riches, nor even exempting your own officials or courtiers or followers. Do not levy on anyone a tax which is beyond his capacity to pay…