To: fortheDeclaration; BCR #226
“You can’t use a ‘tax’ as a penalty”
I’m wondering how far that goes.
How about taxes designed to discourage participation in otherwise lawful commerce? The $200 NFA transfer tax in particular, intended to dissuade people from silencers, short shotguns, and other fringe firearms: it doesn’t bring in any appreciable revenue (like liquor taxes do), it exists for the sole purpose of discouragement akin to a poll tax.
This “individual mandate” case will draw a line; will be interesting to see how that can be leveraged for other freedoms.
55 posted on
03/27/2012 2:06:35 PM PDT by
ctdonath2
($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com/)
To: ctdonath2
All taxes are penalties
"This is a taxing situation" "You are taxing my patience" etc etc Being taxed means being burdened. Taxes hurt you, taxes hold you back, taxes PENALIZE you success, taxes PENALIZE your efforts. ... you get the idea.
70 posted on
03/27/2012 2:53:14 PM PDT by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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