“I realize that as of yesterday you pay more. That’s a GOOD THING.”
And I will return this sentiment when it is one of your freedoms that is taken from you by way of taxation.
It is coming soon, MJ. Next it will be beer, wine and alcohol.
Then comes the ammunition - it will take a wheelbarrow to buy a box of ammo (let alone a gun, heaven forbid.)
The utilities will be raised to the point where we will have to choose which light bulb we dare turn on, and if you have a SUV or Van, you will be taxed out the wahoo every time you go to the pumps.
Of course, I'm just being silly, here. Aren't I?