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Taxing ways
SF Chronicle ^ | Debra Saunders

Posted on 04/10/2002 11:32:03 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:40:07 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

State Sen. Don Perata wants to tax bullets -- at a rate of five cents per round -- and he plans to ask the Legislature to put a bullet tax on the November ballot.

Great idea. So, as long as we're calling for new taxes on things we don't like under the pretense that the tax makes sense because of government costs incurred by a minority of practitioners, why stop there?


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Great article......
1 posted on 04/10/2002 11:32:03 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver
Hey, lets just have a generalized Syntax. The sins can be defined at a time and date of the goverment's choosing.
2 posted on 04/10/2002 11:42:25 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: Sub-Driver; ElkGroveDan
Excellent!
3 posted on 04/10/2002 12:29:25 PM PDT by Gophack
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