Tax Debate Fan Prints

Where tax money goes...

"I'm a little proud of that! For the third time in a row our company was tax evader of the year!"

Tariff Wars

"I rob from the poor and give to the rich."

IRS, 'It might make you feel better if you just think of it as a negative entitlement.'

"Sure they love us, but once we turn 18 and are no longer a tax deduction, they'll tell us to move out!"

'There's not much of an incentive after taxes.'

'You can't sit like that all the way through the Budget.'

'This is the part of my paycheck that goes to taxes.'

You want my support for your reform bill, eh? — what's it worth to you?

Simplified Tax Plans

"There's nothing in the constitution that guarantees women the right to choose air."

'Under our tax reform plan, tax loopholes of the rich would apply to the poor as well!'

congress 'Von Krupt has a bill to hike taxes and cut social security — he calls it the 'misery compromise.''

'He abolished the death penalty - He decided that punitive tax rates were more efficient.'

'We can't increase taxes on the rich - the rich are the ones who made America what it is today - and you only hope...someday...'

"Can we actually tax stockholders?"

'I favour higher taxes for everyone - except for people in my tax bracket.'

'So, Mitt Romney gets to pay a lower tax rate because his income isn't earned?'

I pay 125 clams a year on road taxes.

'I warned them! I told them the sky is falling! The sky is falling! But, this time nobody listened.'

"Only one thing could be worse than paying income tax. Not having to pay it."

IRS, 'About this new tax plan -- I'd like to volunteer to be in the control group.'

Internet sales tax

'After years of cheating on his tax, Andrew is finally hit by a Tax-Slug...'

'Oh, let it go - there's not going to be a sex tax.'

'Before we start, Senator, what's you stand on health care and taxing the wealthy?'

"A bed tax for visitors is just a first step. To further stimulate tourism to the UK after Brexit, we'll charge you for leaving, the UK, e-mailing the UK, writing to the UK, calling the UK and finally, avoiding the UK altogether."

New taxes lead to economic disaster

Welcome to the Race to the Bottom

'Your taxes will be raised!'

"By all means, don't limit yourself to only one Tuesday a year..."

'Money's so tight these days, it's harder to get into debt than out of it.'

'Don't worry, 28 of my salary goes to the government, so I decided to work 72 of the time.'