In threads I have read here relating to drugs or gambling or [insert random vice here], it seems that the prevailing answer to everything is "legalize it, tax it". Dont get me wrong, its nice that you are all so open to legalization. Thats a good thing. Its the tax it part I dont get. Why tax it? Dosent the government have enough revenue streams yet?
Here is a list of the current taxes we have:
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Social Security Tax
Medicare Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax
School Ta
Sales Taxes (State and Local)
Real Estate Tax
Property Tax
Building Permit Tax
Well Permit Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Utility Taxes
Severence Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Accounts Receivable Tax
Privilege Tax
Inventory Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest Expense
Capital Gains Tax
IRS Penalties
IRS Interest Charges
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Trailer registration tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Watercraft registration Tax
Gasoline Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Dog License Tax
Fishing License Tax
Hunting License Tax
Cigarette Tax
The more money the government has, the more things it tries to do to/for/with it's citizens. And the more its tenticals seep into our daily lives. Dosent it seem that the best way to reduce government is also the same way you reduce the power of a corportation: bleed it dry of money. As companies run out of capital, they downsize to try and survive. We have been supersizing our government for the last 100 or so years in the worst way. Its long past time for the government to feel the pain of a bad economy, where we dont buy as much (remit as much in taxes) and shop the competition.
Here is a list of the current taxes we have:
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Social Security Tax
Medicare Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax
School Ta
Sales Taxes (State and Local)
Real Estate Tax
Property Tax
Building Permit Tax
Well Permit Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Utility Taxes
Severence Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Accounts Receivable Tax
Privilege Tax
Inventory Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest Expense
Capital Gains Tax
IRS Penalties
IRS Interest Charges
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Trailer registration tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Watercraft registration Tax
Gasoline Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Dog License Tax
Fishing License Tax
Hunting License Tax
Cigarette Tax
The more money the government has, the more things it tries to do to/for/with it's citizens. And the more its tenticals seep into our daily lives. Dosent it seem that the best way to reduce government is also the same way you reduce the power of a corportation: bleed it dry of money. As companies run out of capital, they downsize to try and survive. We have been supersizing our government for the last 100 or so years in the worst way. Its long past time for the government to feel the pain of a bad economy, where we dont buy as much (remit as much in taxes) and shop the competition.
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