The Gipper on Taxes

[Janet Harrington]

THE GIPPER ON TAXES
"Common sense told us that when you put a big tax on something, the people will produce less of it. So we cut the people's tax rates and the people produced more than ever before."

"Are you entitled to the fruits of your own labor or does government have some presumptive right to spend and spend and spend?"

"The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution."

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15." —Ronald Reagan

[emptynest]

MORE FROM THE GIPPER (on various subjects)

The most terrifying words in the English language are: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.

The taxpayer:  That's someone who works for the federal government, but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

Government is like a baby:  An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

It has been said that politics is the 2nd oldest profession.  I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.