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“It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.” Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
“The major disadvantage of the proposed negative income tax is its political implications. It establishes a system under which taxes are imposed on some to pay subsidies to others. And presumably, these others have a vote.” Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom
“Every tax ought to be so contrived, as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state.” Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
“Everyone desires a reduction of taxes, and there is a great preponderance of sentiment in favor of taxation reform.” Calvin Coolidge, State of the Union Address
“Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner, in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it.” Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
“The tax which each individual is bound to pay, ought to be certain and not arbitrary.” Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
“The way out of this recession, the way to create jobs, is to grow the economy by encouraging investment in factories and equipment, and by speeding up tax relief so people have more money to spend.” George W. Bush, State of the Union Address
“Still less let it be proposed that our properties within our own territories shall be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but our own.” Thomas Jefferson, A Summary View of the Rights of British America
“There is no art which one government sooner learns of another, than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.” Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations

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The Wealth of Nations (5)
State of the Union Address (2)
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A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1)