Quote by Edmund Burke

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add to the old.

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new c

Summary

This quote highlights the ease with which taxes can be imposed. It sarcastically suggests that anyone, regardless of their ability or expertise, can create new tax regulations or make amendments to existing ones. The remark satirizes the perceived simplicity and lack of care involved in the taxing process, indicating that designing and implementing taxes may be seen as a haphazard endeavor rather than a meticulously thought-out procedure.

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Taxation

By Edmund Burke

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