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We say again, taxation without representation. Would you care to ammend your stance?

No, I wouldn't. A sales tax is still a tax. There's additional taxes on gasoline too. Would you care to argue that gasoline should also be unregulated?

Ah, now I see the disconnect in your logic. I certainly agree that we have far to many taxes. However, in the case of porn and sales tax, it is taxed at the same rate as any other items eligible for taxation. Newspapers, magazines, movies, etc. are all taxed at the same rate, regardless of content. With regards to tax on gasoline, I again think it is to high. However, the revenue generated is specifically earmarked (supposedly) for maintenance of the roads. The fed gas tax funds the fed highways and the state gas taxes are used by the states for maintenance of their roads.

By taxing the people that buy gas to maintain the roads they use, they are receiving an actual service for their investment. That is not the case with Tobacco. The MSA and state taxes are being used in the general budgets. The revenues are being used to fund anti tobacco groups. Without the tobacco money, these smoking bans would never be successful. IN REALITY THE TAXES PAID BY SMOKERS IS BEING USED TO FIGHT SMOKERS. That is even more evil than taxation without representation.

What do you think our Founders would have done if the British taxed us to buy the bullets used to shoot us?