#ax

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the canidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy--to be followed by a dictatorship. ↗

— Alexander Fraser Tytler

#law #taxes #welfare #freedom

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#axiom #been #important #infinitely #little

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

— Albert Einstein

#hardest #income #income tax #tax #the hardest thing

Obamacare comes to more than two thousand pages of rules, mandates, taxes, fees, and fines that have no place in a free country. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#country #fees #fines #free #free country

Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout. ↗

— Terry Savage

#brake #burn #burnout #car #certainly

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things. ↗

— Tina Turner

#beginning #i #into #like #relaxing

Usually I can hear the pianos, the saxophone, and usually I can hear Ronnie. But I really need to listen to Keith and Mick. The rest of the band is sort of an embellishment to that. ↗

— Charlie Watts

#hear #i #i can #keith #listen

Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#imposed #inflation #legislation #taxation #without

Whatever you tax, you get less of. ↗

— Alan Greenspan

#less #tax #whatever #you

My relaxation has always been my animals - going to the dog park with them, going to the beach. ↗

— Hilary Swank

#beach #been #dog #going #park