Taxocrat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Taxocrat is a noun meaning (informal, derogatory) A politician or bureaucrat supporting excessive taxes or spending.
Meaning
(informal, derogatory) A politician or bureaucrat supporting excessive taxes or spending.
Example Sentences
To the old adage that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes, a new one can be added: If the taxocrats continue unchecked, we will all soon be taxed to death!
A federal balanced budget sounds good in political speeches, but in reality the idea is simply a taxocrat's dream, as it would become a constitutional order to cover all spending, even the unnecessary, deficit kind.
"What we don't want is government by "taxocrats", continually meddling with the competitive practices that brought us the highest living standards and the capacity to outfight and outproduce all regimented peoples" he declared.
Word Forms
- taxocrats
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spendocrat, taxaholic, politico, tycoonocrat, pollutician, politrickster.
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