闲言税语三

19、Everyone who has anything to do with the tax code agrees it’s just an unbelievable mess .

任何与税收法典打交道的人都承认那是一团难以置信的烂摊子。

20、The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

这世上最难懂的就是所得税了。

21、Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

非难、指责是人们为出名支付给公众的税。

22、The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

历史的可叹之处就在于无论男女，何朝何代，都怀着极大的耐心服从政府加征的从来不是必需的重负。

23、The reward of energy, enterprise and thrift—is taxes.

干劲十足，有进取心，节俭惜物，对这些美德的回报就是赋税。

24、Tax reform is ultimately a decision about values.

税制改革归根结底是关于价值关的决策。

25、It’s not what you make ,but what you keep.

不是看你挣了多少，而是看你能留住多少。

26、The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax! The trick is to stop thinking of your earnings as “your” money.

最让人难以理解的是所得税！奥妙在于：别再以为你拿到手里的就是你的钱。