Great thoughts on tax day

Check out this thoughtful Washington Post roundup of famous things said about taxation — without representation, from George H.W. Bush’s lips and otherwise.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

6 Comments

  1. Ben Huie
    Posted April 17, 2007 at 7:24 am | Permalink

    If you haven’t done your taxes yet … 4868 …

    Better to extend than to mess it up.

  2. GSheridan
    Posted April 17, 2007 at 8:24 am | Permalink

    Tax day?

    Pshaw…

    I filed my extension three weeks ago.

    Never do today what you can put off until later….

  3. Econ101
    Posted April 17, 2007 at 9:39 am | Permalink

    Look at this:

    52.6% of Americans receive “significant” government benefits.Keep this in mind as you study tax structures and “reforms.”

    http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0416/p01s04-usec.html

  4. littlejohn
    Posted April 17, 2007 at 12:43 pm | Permalink

    My taxes way too high–with representation. Think what they would be without. Confiscatory sobs

  5. littlejohn
    Posted April 17, 2007 at 1:11 pm | Permalink

    A little story for tax day. Yeah,it’s partisan, and old, but still funny. And I’ve added the last to fit present day

    A Democrat and a Republican were walking down the street tgether, and came upon a homeless man begging. After sizing him up (not always correctly) the Republican refused to give him money, but took money out of his pants, took the homeless man into the store, bought him a new set of clothes and sent him to a friend that had a job opening. The man returned and thanked the Republican as he now had clean clothes, and a job. The Democrat was impressed. The next homeless man they met, the Democrat took money out of the Republicans pants…tatatadum

    new ending

    The new Republican went to the bank, borrowed money in his childrens name and the children of the Democrats, gave it to the homeless, and went his way, sayingOh happy Day

  6. Brian
    Posted April 17, 2007 at 9:11 pm | Permalink

    Taxation with representation, isn’t so hot either