Albert Einstein's famous quote about taxes is, "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax". He reportedly said this to his tax preparer, who later recounted that Einstein joked his theory of relativity was easier to grasp than the U.S. tax code. Another related quote attributed to him is, "This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher".
“The hardest thing to understand in the world is income tax.” Who uttered these words? None other than Albert Einstein.
“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” -Albert Einstein. "The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets." — Will Rogers. "People who complain about taxes can be divided into two classes: men and women." — Unknown.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
Locke insisted that property right entailed that all taxes be voluntary, requiring the consent of the taxpayer or the consent of a majority of represen- tatives.
There isn't a rich man in your vast city who doesn't perjure himself every year before the tax board. They are all caked with perjury, many layers thick.
"Read my lips: no new taxes" is a phrase spoken by American presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans as he accepted the nomination on August 18. Written by speechwriter Peggy Noonan, the line was the most prominent sound bite from the speech.
Albert Einstein believed in an impersonal "God" revealed in the rational, harmonious laws of the universe (Spinoza's God), rejecting the concept of a personal God who meddles in human affairs or answers prayers, viewing traditional religions as childish superstitions, yet emphasizing the "cosmic religious feeling" of awe at the universe's comprehensible mystery, famously stating, "The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses," and "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind".
Albert Einstein once said, “Kindness is the highest form of intelligence.” In a society that often equates brilliance with credentials, titles, or IQ scores, this statement challenges us to recognize that true wisdom isn't about outsmarting people; it's about uplifting them.
It really is true: Einstein did actually say "Imagination is more important than knowledge." But unless you understand the context in which this statement was made, you're almost certainly misinterpreting and misunderstanding what was meant.
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin Today is TAX DAY in the USA.
Complaining about her taxes, Adele said, "I'm mortified to have to pay 50%! [While] I use the NHS, I can't use public transport anymore. Trains are always late, most state schools are [bad], and I've gotta give you, like, four million quid — are you having a laugh?"
Plato, Republic 1 (343e)
“As matters of state go, whenever there are taxes, the just person pays in more from the same amount on which the unjust man pays less. And when there are refunds, the former takes nothing while the lesser profits a lot.”
It is high treason to pay taxes. Refusal to pay taxes is the primary duty of the citizen!" Marx was later prosecuted for promoting tax resistance, but was acquitted after arguing that it was not illegal to promote tax resistance against an illegal government.
At least according to Albert Einstein, who said, “The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.”
Albert Einstein's famous lines often highlight imagination, curiosity, and perspective, with popular ones including "Imagination is more important than knowledge", "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving," and "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough". Another well-known quote is about his own genius: "I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious".
Nikola Tesla strongly criticized Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, calling it a "magnificent mathematical garb" hiding errors, a "beggar in purple" mistaken for a king, and accusing its proponents of being metaphysicists, not true scientists, as Tesla believed in a universe based on an ether and detectable energy waves rather than curved spacetime, a view unsupported by modern physics but reflecting his foundational disagreements with Einstein's abstract, non-mechanical models.
Einstein did indeed fear the day technology would surpass human interaction. He believed we'd become idiots if this happened… But was losing ourself in religion any better? Einstein didn't believe in a personal deity or God who rewards, punishes, or concerns Himself with human fate either…
Stephen Hawking was an atheist who believed science, specifically theories like M-theory, offered a more convincing explanation for the universe's existence than a creator, stating, "There is no God. No one directs the universe" in his final book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions. He felt religion was an early, less consistent attempt to explain nature, and that the laws of physics, not divine intervention, govern everything, though he acknowledged people use the term "God" for the laws of nature or for comfort.
He clarified, however, that, "I am not an atheist", preferring to call himself an agnostic, or a "religious nonbeliever." In other interviews, he noted his belief in a cosmic "lawgiver" who sets the laws of the universe. Einstein also stated he did not believe in life after death, adding "one life is enough for me."
Harris supports raising the tax rate on long-term capital gains to 33 percent (a 28 percent rate plus a net investment income tax rate of 5 percent). Harris also has indicated she supports a new tax on unrealized capital gains tax on the wealthy with a net worth of $100 million.
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.
Multiple other analyses have found that higher debt and deficits lead to upward pressure on interest rates. Paying for the cost of extending and expanding tax cuts will directly lead to lower interest rates than extension without offsets. Lower interest rates mean lower borrowing costs throughout the economy.