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The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to get th

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to get the most feathers with the least hissing. – Jean Baptist Colbert, attributed

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I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. – Mark Twain

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IRS: an agency modeled after the revenue-raising concepts of the 19th-century economist, Jesse James. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Did you ever notice that when you put the words “The” and “IRS” together, it spells “THEIRS?” – Author Unknown

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We must care for each other more, and tax each other less. – Bill Archer

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