Sheldon S. Cohen Quotes

Every tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out and keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury.

Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law.

When the income tax was passed, that provided a virtual unlimited supply of money for government.

Our tax system is based on individual self-assessment and voluntary compliance

The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes.

The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.

I'm not for no taxes. That would be an anarchist. I am for lower taxes.

Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter.

When we tax, we are dealing with fire, and without proper controls we can easily burn down everything we have built.

Bob Dole is the tax collector for the welfare state.

What sensible people want from a tax is to raise as much money as possible with the least disruption to the economy.

The Internal Revenue Code is like a tire that has been patched over and over…. At this point however, it is more patch than tire.

Everybody should pay taxes.

Taxes are not trivial - they're a huge portion of this overall economy. And that's why I focused on them.

When you look at the government, when the government collects a buck, it's not free. They have to spend resources, the IRS, audits, all this sort of crap, to collect the dollar. I'm not assuming any Laffer curve effect here at all. There are just transactions costs of collecting that money.

Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance.

We have to have an adequate number of taxes and an adequate amount of taxes.

My government is continuously improving the GST regime keeping in view the suggestions being received from the business community.

I just don't want to pay taxes.

I think you need to have a tax system that basically is flat, fair and simple. And - that you can put on a post card. I mean, even Timothy Geithner could do this one and get it on time.

My expertise was in public finance, particularly corporate taxation, since I had worked at the US Treasury.

The problem with wanting the tax code to be 'simpler, fairer,' and 'pro-growth' is that it's impossible to achieve all three at the same time.

People really have to believe in their tax system. They have to believe that there is an equitable distribution of the burden, but there is also an important investment based upon the potential achievements that come from us paying our taxes.

Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes.

We spend millions of dollars every year just for the right to pay our taxes, but once again, do we really need to do that? Why don't we simplify it? And I've certainly looked at fair tax, I've looked at flat tax, and if I get to the U.S. Senate, I'd like to review that.