Laozi Quotes About Taxes
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The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve.
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The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine.
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When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.
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The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
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Those who make their living by collecting taxes cause the people to starve; when the people starve, the tax collectors, having no one to tax, starve also
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People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve.
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Why are the people starving?- Because their grain is being eaten up by the taxes That's why they're starving Why are people rebellious?- Because those above them meddle in their lives That's why they're rebellious Why do people regard death so lightly?- Because they are so involved with their own living That's why they regard death so lightly In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go
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When taxes are too high, people go hungry.
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