Tom Feeney Quotes
No taxation without respiration.
This is the tax that is paid by very rich people who leave very large inheritances. Over 95% of Americans who pass away are rich enough to have their estates taxed. Some call it the “death tax” in that you have to have died to pay it. This is what makes this quotation so clever. The original James Otis quote {626693} became a rallying cry of the American Revolution.
Malcolm S. [Steve] Forbes, Jr., Publisher Forbes Magazine, Candidate for Republican Presidential Nominee, Arguing for the elimination of inheritance taxes, Republican Presidential Candidates Debate, Dartmouth University, October 29, 1999
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- Born: May 21, 1958
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Attorney
Thomas Charles Feeney III, known as Tom Feeney, is an American politician from the state of Florida. He represented Florida's 24th congressional district. He was defeated in the 2008 election by Democrat Suzanne Kosmas.