Tax Cheating Quotes

“The Tax Code's inability to inspire a moral obligation, I argue, is a function of its design, most particularly its system of self-assessment, leading to a moral dilemma,”
― Donald Morris, Tax Cheating: Illegal--But Is It Immoral?

“Former IRS Commissioner Egger said, “Tax cheating is generally regarded [by the public] as a minor infraction, not something shameful or the least bit embarrassing. In some sense, it's becoming the taxpayer's”
― Donald Morris, Tax Cheating: Illegal--But Is It Immoral?

“when legislators are preoccupied with ideological squabbles, amassing campaign reelection funds, and demagoguery, it diminishes the force of obligation felt toward their authority and reduces respect for their laws.”
― Donald Morris, Tax Cheating: Illegal--But Is It Immoral?

“To the extent the current Code lacks any moral foundation, cheating its rules—while certainly illegal—cannot be immoral.”
― Donald Morris, Tax Cheating: Illegal--But Is It Immoral?