Russell Baker Quote

The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that the Government would quickly go bankrupt. This is why Government men always tell us that labor is man's noblest calling. Government needs labor to pay its upkeep.


"Lost Labor Love" (p.172) - So This Is Depravity (1980)


The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that the Government would...

The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that the Government would...

The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that the Government would...

The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that the Government would...