3 Quotes & Sayings By Vanessa Williamson

Vanessa Williamson is the author of No Going Back, the story of the struggle to save her daughter from anorexia. Her other books include Why Can't I Be Thin?, Love and Sex with an Asian Guy, Why Love Matters and The Truth About Love. She also writes for magazines such as The Sunday Times and The Independent on Sunday. She lives with her husband and two children in Surrey, UK.

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The idea that "Americans hate taxes" has become a truism without the benefit of being true. Instead, Americans see paying taxes as a civic obligation and a political act. To be a taxpayer, Americans believe, is something to be proud of. It is evidence that one is a responsible, contributing, and upstanding member of society, a person worthy of respect in the community and representation in the government. . Vanessa Williamson
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Because taxpaying is seen as an emblem of civic worthiness, denying the poor the status of taxpayers has the effect of denying their political standing. Classing a large percentage of the populace as a kind of second-class citizenry is genuinely toxic for democratic norms. Vanessa Williamson