A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues.
Andrew MellonThe history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to withdraw his capital from productive business.
Andrew MellonProsperity of the middling and lower orders depends upon the fortunes and light taxes of the rich.
Andrew MellonAny man of energy and initiative can get what he wants out of life. But when initiative is crippled by legislation or by a tax system which denies him the right to receive a reasonable share of his earnings, then he will no longer exert himself and the country will be deprived of the energy on which its continued greatness depends.
Andrew Mellon