Put simply, the rich pay a lot of taxes as a total percentage of taxes collected, but they don’t pay a lot of taxes as a percentage of what they can afford to pay, or as a percentage of what the government needs to close the deficit gap.
BEN STEINI don’t like the sound of all the lists he’s making.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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I have always been very diversified, so I have never suffered a catastrophic loss. I spread my money around the way a large institutional investor does. I use different brokerage firms. I manage some of my accounts myself.
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You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement.
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Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured… But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.
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Hollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.
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I am so used to having a comfortable life. What will it be like when I am no longer able to just buy anything I want?
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I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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I’m an economist by training. I don’t really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist.
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Wow, bad news. Mr. Obama now hates Israel because the Israelis want to build 1,600 apartments in their own capital city, Jerusalem. Russia hates Israel, too. So do the Europeans. So does Ban Ki-moon, a Korean who is secretary-general of the UN.
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Sleep more at night. If it’s allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You’ll be amazed at how much better you’ll feel.
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The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you’re gone.
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Humans are alive, therefore life must be complex.
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The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.
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Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.
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I hope it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.
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We are the beggars of the world, financing our lavish lifestyle by selling our family heirlooms and by enslaving our progeny with the need to service the debt.
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