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There is nothing sinister in so arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible.
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There Is Nothing Sinister In So Arranging

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There is nothing sinister in so arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible.
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Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes. over and over again the courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands.
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The left does understand how raising taxes reduces economic activity. how about their desire for increasing cigarette taxes, soda taxes? what are they trying to do? get you to buy less. they know. they know that higher taxes reduce activity. it's real simple: if you want more of an activity, lower taxes on it. if you want less of an activity, raise taxes. so if you want more jobs? it's very simple. you lower payroll taxes. if you don't want as many jobs, then you raise corporate taxes. it's that simple, folks.
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Any one 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; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase ones taxes.
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It is easier to start taxes than to stop them. a tax an inch long can easily become a yard long. that has been the history of the income tax. would not the sales tax be likely to have a similar history [in the u.s.]? ... canadian newspapers report that an increase in the sales tax threatens to drive the mackenzie king administration out of office. canada began with a sales tax of 2%.... starting this month the tax is 6%. the burden, in other words, has already been increased 200% ... what the u.s. needs is not new taxes, is not more taxes, but fewer and lower taxes.
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Buttercup's mother whirled on him. 'did you forget to pay your taxes?' (this was after taxes. but everything is after taxes. taxes were here even before stew.)
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To lay taxes to provide for the general welfare of the united states, that is to say, 'to lay taxes for the purpose of providing for the general welfare.' for the laying of taxes is the power, and the general welfare the purpose for which the power is to be exercised. they are not to lay taxes ad libitum for any purpose they please; but only to pay the debts or provide for the welfare of the union.
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