Death and Taxes

Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote with some relevant context …

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We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle … but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

― Benjamin Franklin, The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, LL.

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