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To pay for World War I... [t]he estate tax and the gift tax, which apply to wealth, were expanded and the income tax came to apply to a larger, but still minute, percentage of Americans.

— David Cay Johnston Perfectly Legal (2005)

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We have a president of the United States who is not a loyal citizen.

David Cay Johnston, "It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)

There are over 100,000 people in America who's job is to mine the public treasury, or the rules, for their benefit.

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In every place where there is no real tax system, such as Honduras or Afghanistan, there is no widespread wealth.

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To the addicted, money is like cocaine: Too much is never enough.

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As long as there aren't riots in the streets, you can sell your goods in other countries.

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