Happy Birthday, Modern Tax System: 100 Toasts and Roasts
By: Dana Macario and Allison Linn
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The Beatles
97. "If you drive a car, I'll tax the street. If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat. If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat. If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet." — The Beatles
98. "You work hard, you went hungry now the taxman is out to get you." — Cheap Trick
99. "Tax me, please." — George Takei
100. "But talk is cheap, it takes money to buy your freedom, and the taxman's knocking at your door." — Jimmy Buffett
Sources: Bartleby.com, brainyquote.com, goodreads.com, quotegarden.com, quotationsbook.com, news reports and author speeches or writings.
The modern income tax system has been called a lot of things, and now it also can be called a centenarian. The current tax system was formalized 100 years ago this month, when the 16th Amendment was ratified. Here's a celebration of quotes about the taxman.
