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With Budget shortfalls in many states, liberals are lookin to raise taxes. Lets give them some ideas
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Posted on 04/05/2002 5:36:23 AM PST by Phantom Lord
With many states facing budget "shortfalls" as the left likes to call them liberal politicians are calling for increases in sales taxes, income taxes, and taxing specific items such as cigarettes, soda, fatty food, bullets, etc...
Well, taking a tip from WPTF talk show host Jerry Agar (Raleigh NC) from a show he did last year I have decided to put the challenge to my fellow FReepers.
What are popular and high use items among liberals that taxes could be placed on to help eliminate these budget "shortfalls"? Liberals are all for raising taxes so surely they would like to see our ideas put into practice. So what "liberal" consumer goods could be taxed a little extra to help states with their budgets?
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: budget; democrats; liberals; moremoremore; spending; taxes
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I know, liberals want YOU to pay more in taxes. Not actually pay more themselves. And I do not support increasing taxes in any way, shape, or form. But my question is serious (and a little bit fun) and I am hoping we can come up with a long and useful list. I'll start...
Granola
Volvos
Patchouli Oil
Organic Foods
To: Phantom Lord
Million dollar "lawyer access" fee.
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posted on
04/05/2002 5:37:33 AM PST
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gore_sux
To: Darth Reagan; b4its2late
bump
To: Phantom Lord
Abortion
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posted on
04/05/2002 5:39:47 AM PST
by
2banana
To: Phantom Lord
Let's put a tax on all toilets. Everybody has to use them. heh!
Funny the libs haven't thought of taxing AIR yet!
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04/05/2002 5:40:49 AM PST
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SheLion
To: SheLion
Funny the libs haven't thought of taxing AIR yet! Or gravity.
To: Phantom Lord
I suggest killing two birds with one stone. By taxing subcompacts, we could raise revenue and contribute to safer highways by encouraging more people to buy SUVs.
To: Phantom Lord
A Tax on all lottery tickets.
A Tax on every winning wager in a casino (black jack hand won, crap point made, slot pull win, etc.)
A Tax on every toll collected on highways.
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04/05/2002 5:41:59 AM PST
by
PetroniDE
To: Phantom Lord
Tie-dyed clothing and materials used in tie-dying clothes
To: Behind Liberal Lines
Bump
Im sure living in Ithaca you can provide us with a plethora of ideas.
To: Phantom Lord
Charitable contributions to environmental groups would no longer by tax-deductible.
To: 2banana
You nailed it.
To: Phantom Lord
Two words... Bong tax
To: Phantom Lord
Condoms, porn, ACLU membership, gay tax, welfare funded only by people who voted for candidates who support it, personal ad tax, divorce tax, tax on liberal publications. That's a start anyway.
To: dubyaismypresident
The ease with which one can make their own or use alternative devices such as pipes or papers would render a bong tax ineffective. But they would get nailed with the Patchouli Oil tax!
To: Phantom Lord
Don't tax more, cut programs, cut taxes . . . that was easy
To: Phantom Lord
To add to your list:
Berkenstocks
Starbucks products
tatooing and piercing parlors
Condoms
To: Phantom Lord
Boy, that takes me back. Were you in my journalism class in college?
To: Phantom Lord
Organic foods are really pretty good for you. Not only liberals are eating them :-)
To: truthmission
Don't forget all manner of sex toys and bondage equipment/supplies.
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