I'm grateful that you haven't figured out that any tax imposed on anybody is a tax on you.
Keep right on advocating.
Noooo...I did not buy a new car this year. I did not pay a new car tax. I did not buy a new refrigerator this year. I did not pay a refigerator sales tax.
I did not buy a cigarette this year (or any year.) I did not pay a cigarette tax.