While I clean up after our Easter activities, I wanted to share this with you.
"Would it not be better to simplify the system of taxation rather than to spread it over such a variety of subjects and pass through so many new hands." ~ Thomas Jefferson
I am continually amazed at how wise our Founding Fathers were. They gave us a form of government that has lasted successfully for centuries and gave us both the representation and checks and balances necessary to that success. While I (and many others) believe our government today is a far cry from what they intended, it's still the best one around.
I also wonder if we have these types of individuals in our midst today. Who do you know that you think would be comparable to our founders?
Maggie,
ReplyDeleteAs you know, there are some other gems of wisdom worth sharing, so I thought I would do so with your readers:
The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has. - Will Rogers
The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward. - John Maynard Keynes
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. - H. L. Mencken