"Only the little people pay taxes" (1989)

[Fred Shapiro]

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

> I'm thinking of adding "Only the little people pay taxes" to my NYC  website.
> What does Fred have?

quoted in N.Y. Times, 12 July 1989
this was a 1983 comment to Helmsley's housekeeper, reported at her tax
evasion trial
I believe that Helmsley denied having said this, but, in the words of
Mandy Rice-Davies (paraphrased), "She would, wouldn't she?"

Fred Shapiro