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’m out and about meeting people all day long. And I’m very friendly; I talk to just about everybody I meet.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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As Beverly Hills becomes more Iranian-Jewish, it is becoming politically conservative.
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For me, I’ve always believed that there was a God. I’ve always believed that God created the heavens and earth – so, for me it’s not a huge leap from there to intelligent design.
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I am so in love with just lying in bed listening to Mozart.
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Neo-Darwinists ask us to believe in things not seen. We’re not supposed to have an established religion in America, but we do, and it’s called Darwinism .
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I have talent at playing myself. I don’t have a very broad range, but at playing myself I am a wizard. It’s more than fun; it’s the best job on Earth.
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I’ve never liked the idea of just having an office in a college somewhere and teaching classes and going to the library and doing research all day. I’ve never wanted that. The glamorous life is the life that appeals to me.
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People getting rich in a free society in general – with some scammy exceptions, which are rare – makes everyone else richer, too.
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The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
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I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.
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As to a media personality, well that just happened in large measure because people found me amusing, and I did lots and lots of T.V. news interview shows.
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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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The sad fact is that spending rises every year, no matter what people want or say they want.
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I don’t consider an actor a star if he’s paid $20 million and grimaces in front of the camera and has a stunt man stand in for him. They may be fine actors, but they’re not role models.
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When are American Jews going to realize that the Republican Party is far better for Israel than the Democrats?
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And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.
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