Thomas Paine Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"There are two distinct classes of men in the nation,
those who pay taxes, and those who receive and live upon the taxes."

by:	Thomas Paine (1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author
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Those who work and those who have Obama phones... -- J Carlton, Calgary 1
Carlton, I smile ;-) -- Mike, Norwalk
The US congress comes to mind as to those who live upon taxes, and can raise their pay anytime they think about it. -- jim k, Austin, Tx 1
-- jim k, Austin, Tx
Same as it ever was, apparently. I guess once 50% of the people work for the government to keep the other 50% paying their salaries, we will all be officially slaves. Not much further to go ... -- E Archer, NYC 2
-- Ronw13, Oregon
Perhaps if the US stop spending over a $trillion on the MIC and invading other countries we could get back to having a nation that took care of it's people and its infrastructure... -- Robert Edwards, somewhere in the USA 1