2. If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. — Mark Twain

3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. — Mark Twain

4. I contend that for a nation try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. –Winston Churchill

5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw

6. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. — P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian

7. Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it.  If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. –Ronald Reagan (1986)

8. I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. — Will Rogers

9. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free! — P. J. O’Rourke

10. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you! — Pericles (430 B.C.)

11. No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. — Mark Twain (1866)

12. Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. — Anonymous

13. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. — Mark Twain

14. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians –Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)

15. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.  — Thomas Jefferson