[Jesse]

By his reasoning, all taxes are voluntary...

Democrats aren't the only ones who pull this crap. Here in Montana, our so called Republican Governor, who ran on a pledge of no new taxes, floated a 2% gross proceeds "fee" on all medical providers in the state. In a letter she said that this would be a "voluntary" fee...in the sense that, if you don't provide medical services, you wouldn't pay the fee. And it was a fee, mind you, not a tax.

Anyway, I hope this goes through. Making it mighty tempting to go into the smuggling business. Anybody have a big motor home I can gut out for sale, cheap?

[F.J. Mitchell]

I just hate to see Chicken sh*t politicians, (yes both parties have their little non-tax taxes, or fee increases) putting unreasonable taxes upon small groups of citizens, without enough clout to damage their political career. If the money is needed as badly as they pretend it is, they should have the guts to jack up the taxes on something that we all use-spreading the pain over everyone instead of the few and take their chances on being retired at the next election.

I firmly believe that the various governments should have to reduce their spending by the amount of their short fall in income, just as the over taxed citizens have to do when the government confiscates more of their money-might doesn't make right.

[self_evident]

Here in Michigan, the Republicans voted for 75 cent a pack jack in the cig tax. The Democrats were split even on it. It was then signed into law by the Republican governer.

And I'm now sitting here smoking Seneca brand smokes at $1 a pack.

... and I'll be sitting right here not voting come election day also.