Forward thinking, backward thinking or...

Tchocky · 04-19-11, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I foresee a mileage usage tax on ALL vehicles. Personally I think this is a precursor to just that.

Yeah, we have that at home, a combination of fuel and road taxes. Your road tax can be heavily reduced by driving low-emission-type vehicles. Petrol taxes we all gotta pay

EDIT - Bah, just missed 4444 posts. I like those little moments :P

AVGWarhawk · 04-19-11, 03:11 PM

Here's the thing, once tax revenue starts to diminish on a particular item such as gas, alcohol and tobacco...what will be taxed to keep on pace with current government expenditures? Diaper tax? The old Window tax? Let's face it, all our vices get taxed. Now, I quit smoking. That tax that was incorporated into the total cost of the pack of cigarettes is now gone since I quit. How is that loss of revenue regained? Let's tax for mileage usage, blades of grass in your yard or anything else that a twist can be put on to justify the tax.

04-19-11, 03:11 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Here's the thing, once tax revenue starts to diminish on a particular item such as gas, alcohol and tobacco...what will be taxed to keep on pace with current government expenditures? Diaper tax? The old Window tax? Let's face it, all our vices get taxed. Now, I quit smoking. That tax that was incorporated into the total cost of the pack of cigarettes is now gone since I quit. How is that loss of revenue regained? Let's tax for mileage usage, blades of grass in your yard or anything else that a twist can be put on to justify the tax. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road