"[American tax laws] are constantly changing as..." - Quote by Dave Barry
[American tax laws] are constantly changing as our elected representatives seek new ways to ensure that whatever tax advice we receive is incorrect.
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“Taxes on consumption, like those on capital or income, to be just, must be uniform.”
“Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.”
“Taxes are indeed very heavy -We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness.Three times as much by our Pride.And four times as much by our Folly.”