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A price to pay for alternative fuels (man fined for not paying motor fuel tax)
Charlotte Observer ^ | 6/9/07 | Bruce Henderson

Posted on 06/12/2007 11:54:15 AM PDT by LibWhacker

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1 posted on 06/12/2007 11:54:20 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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This is outrageous!


2 posted on 06/12/2007 11:56:01 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: LibWhacker
Add to the "No good deed goes unpunished" stack.
3 posted on 06/12/2007 11:57:55 AM PDT by GoldCountryRedneck ("Why can’t we start solving the problem by breaking up Big Government?"- MortMan)
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Taxes are the mother’s milk for Government. as the saying goes there only two certainties in life: Death and Taxes.


4 posted on 06/12/2007 11:58:42 AM PDT by Ancient Drive
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see also:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794636/posts


5 posted on 06/12/2007 11:59:33 AM PDT by xcamel ("It's Thompson Time!")
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The investigators quickly spotted Teixeira's passing bumper sticker: "Powered by 100% vegetable oil."

Note to self - don't brag...

6 posted on 06/12/2007 12:00:13 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Sorry but enviro-freaks are not above the law. they use the highways so they need to pay the taxes that help maintain them the same as the rest of us do.


7 posted on 06/12/2007 12:01:06 PM PDT by BMIC
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"revenue investigators were checking fuel tanks of diesel RVs for illegal fuel"

What in the heck is "illegal fuel"? Does NC have a ban on out-of-state diesel?

8 posted on 06/12/2007 12:02:09 PM PDT by Fudd
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To: BMIC
Who is saying anyone is above the law? The guy was given a $1,000 fine last month for not paying motor fuel taxes. But he did not purchase motor fuels!
9 posted on 06/12/2007 12:04:40 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: BMIC

Using that line of thinking, people who buy off the internet tax-free are also shirking their civic responsibility.

That is Nonsense.


10 posted on 06/12/2007 12:05:33 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: Ancient Drive
Here in CT they want residents to conserve water, which I readily do. This week we received a "water useage" penalty bill. Apparently, my wife & I didn't use ENOUGH water!

Sooo, do we conserve or use with abandon?

11 posted on 06/12/2007 12:05:35 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Fudd
What in the heck is "illegal fuel"?

Off road diesel that does not include the tax in the sales price and is died red so that it can be recognized an fuel that was not taxed for road use.

12 posted on 06/12/2007 12:05:49 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Only a “by the book” bureaucrat could look at his situation and say that he should be penalized for not paying taxes for fuels he didn’t need to purchase.

Only a “by the book” bureaucrat could look at this and not realize this is a creative idea ,but instead only think about the tax revenue the government allegedly lost because he’s not buying gasoline.


13 posted on 06/12/2007 12:07:28 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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What in the heck is "illegal fuel"? Does NC have a ban on out-of-state diesel?

You can get fuel for generators and farm use that is dyed differently to indicate its tax status. For example, you aren't allowed to buy fuel oil for your "furnace" and pump it into your diesel car.

14 posted on 06/12/2007 12:07:51 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Parker v. DC: the best court decision of the year.)
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Alternative fuels are the new moonshine. I just can't see them Duke Boys driving their way out of this one... unless Boss Hogg gets his cut.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

15 posted on 06/12/2007 12:08:13 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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I am amazed that some people here would actually argue that he needs to pay taxes.

I can only explain it as the “us versus them” syndrome.....as people endeavoring in this type of work are probably (likely?) to the left of the political spectrum, posters here will seek to punish them without regard to the facts.


16 posted on 06/12/2007 12:10:49 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: thackney; KarlInOhio
Thanks for the info.

Let me guess - revenue agents don't need PC to ask you to open your fuel tank.

17 posted on 06/12/2007 12:12:19 PM PDT by Fudd
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So does this mean that if I decide to bicycle to work and school 100% and use 0 fuel of any kind (except calories), but still use the same roads, then I should expect multiple fines for not paying fuel taxes?

Tea Party


18 posted on 06/12/2007 12:13:09 PM PDT by Domandred
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It’s perfectly ironic for it explains in a single instance the gulf between the people and the state; whenever a professional polition or a crusader tells you that his mission is to help, serve and protect you, you now know that his true purpose is to control you and those like you.


19 posted on 06/12/2007 12:14:38 PM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: Fudd
-—don’t need PC -—

PC???

They stick a cloth into the gas fill line into the tank. Very typical for them to show up at farm events like cattle auctions where there is a gathering of vehicles with owners who have access to non-taxed fuel. They typically do not ask permission first but go down the parking row checking every truck. A little of that dye goes a long way. Using a gallon could keep your fuel noticeably died through a couple fill ups if you never took your tank below half full.

20 posted on 06/12/2007 12:15:46 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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