The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system unfair to read more

Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system unfair to all. So, beware of single-tax proposals. The U.S. government blows more money than any single tax can generate. The key is to tax multiple bases, disparate in nature, and with simple flat rates. That is a system both fair and sustatinable.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

New taxes should be a last resort, not an option

New taxes should be a last resort, not an option

I wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country.

I wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country.

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.

Next to being shot at and missed, nothing is quite as satisfying as an income tax refund.

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love.

The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love.

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.

In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.