Tax Humor
“IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you’ve got.”
—Author unknown
“Internal Revenue Service: The world’s most successful mail order business.”
— Bob Goddard
“Did you ever notice that when you put the words ‘the’ and ‘IRS’ together, it spells ‘THEIRS’?”
—Author Unknown
“The flat tax would be so simple, you could fill it out on a post card. A post card that would say, in effect, having a wonderful time; glad most of my money is here.”
—Steve Forbes
“Tax reform means, ‘Don’t tax you, don’t tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.’ “
—Russell B. Long, former U.S. senator
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