One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.

对较大收入征收较高比例的税收，等于对工作和节俭征收了一项税收；对人们因为工作更努力、储蓄更多而征收罚款。