“We need to repeal the medical device tax, which is a 2.3 percent tax on the gross sales of medical device companies.”— Melissa Bean
“If I could wave a magic wand, I’d get rid of all of the special-interest loopholes in the tax code.”— Erskine Bowles
“We need to have a tax system that is fair and that encourages investment and job creation.”— Thomas R. Carper
“A permanent reduction in the tax rate on capital income would have a major effect on the saving rate.”— Martin Feldstein
“Anyone may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury.”— Learned Hand
“Inheritance tax is a voluntary levy paid by those who distrust their heirs more than they dislike the Inland Revenue.”— Roy Jenkins
“I have not paid the tax. I am not going to pay the tax. And I am not going to let you take it away from me.”— Vivien Kellems
“Withholding is illegal and unconstitutional; it is a form of involuntary servitude.”— Vivien Kellems
“The income tax is the principal weapon of the tyrants who are seeking to bring us to our knees.”— Vivien Kellems
“They can't just come in and take your money. They have to have a law to do it. We have a law, but it’s a bad law.”— Vivien Kellems
“I will not be a party to this unconstitutional, un-American, and illegal practice of tax collecting.”— Vivien Kellems
“I pay whatever tax I am required to pay, not a penny more, not a penny less... if anybody in this country doesn't minimise their tax they want their heads read.”— Kerry Packer
“We can't have a tax system that is so complicated that the average person can't understand it.”— Bob Packwood
“The President's budget is a reflection of his priorities. And his priority is to give tax cuts to the wealthy.”— José E. Serrano