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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays o

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. – H.L. Mencken

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When I die I shall be content to vanish into nothingness…. No show, however good, could conceivably be good forever…. I do not believe in immortality, and have no desire for it. – H.L. Mencken

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There is an ancient belief that the gods love the obscure and hate the obvious. Without benefit of divinity, modern men of similar persuasion draft provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 341 is their triumph. – Martin D. Ginsburg

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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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The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away. – John S. Coleman, address, Detroit Chamber of Commerce, 1956

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