Posted on 07/02/2012 11:28:28 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45
Conservatives still reeling from Chief Justice John Roberts's decision to uphold the 2,700-page ObamaCare legislation as a Federal tax are rightly worried that Roberts opened the door to unlimited Federal coercion of the American public through the tax code. One possibility that should generate grave concern is that the Federal government could use to the tax code to undermine the Supreme Court's landmark decisions affirming Second Amendment rights in Heller v. D.C. and McDonald v. Chicago. This is not a new idea; it is an old one. The New York Times reported in 1993 that the late Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan (D-NY) proposed adding a 10,000% Federal tax to 9mm handgun ammunition as part of "HillaryCare." Yes, you read that correctly; it is not a typo. Ten thousand percent. Did John Roberts just open the door for a future Democratic Congress to actually enact such a tax as part of ObamaCare? Of course, like most left-wing Democratic proposals, the truly rich would be unaffected. The goal of the gun-controllers has never been total disarmament, just the disarmament of the common man. The rich will always have a loophole, a political connection, or be able to hire private armed security firms. A truly wealthy person -- say, a Warren Buffett -- could easily pay a 10,000 per cent tax on a box of handgun ammunition, and it would be an absolute bargain if he ever had to use it to save his life. But most people would probably not be able to afford it -- and they'd just have to submit to the will of the armed criminal who stole his ammunition or purchased it on the black market without paying the tax.
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You're correct - and don't forget, that is to fund health insurance for kids.
Since the ruling says the eds can impose a ta for not doing something, non-smokers, especially those who hailed that increased tax, should be required to pay a tax for NOT smoking. After all, it is for the children!
Didn’t Pat Moynahan (sp?) propose that back in the 1990s?
His idea was to tax ammo so high that people couldn’t afford it.
Don’t bet that this can’t or won’t be on their minds.
If they do, lets give them our ammo. From the business end.
As long as they don’t charge the tax...retroactively. ;~)
They can tax anything they want now. You’ll be paying property tax out of the ying-yang for your firearms—if you can afford it. They found the golden key.
What is non military about a saw off shotgun.
They have been in the military before rifles were.
Anything that the government says is a "health risk", they will tax it sky high. The government will say you have the freedom to buy ice cream, tobacco, or ammunition, but because of the "health risks" associated with it, it will have such high taxes with it that it will become unaffordable.
They can easily call a box of ammo a heath risk, and since they pay for health costs, they need to tax it higher. They will say that the people that practice unhealthy lifestyles must pay a higher tax than those that lead a healthy lifestyle.
The tax percentage on ammunition will probably be much higher than the percentage they put on tobacco. The percentage will match their hatred for it.
We have?
Yes, we have.
Judge blocks Fla. law restricting doctor gun talk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2778882/posts
Fla. lawsuit: Can doctors ask patients about guns?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2748280/posts
Does that ring a bell?
This is exactly the point of socialized healthcare.
There isn’t an aspect of your life that won’t have an impact on healthcare costs for the collective.
They can control EVERYTHING you do, eat, drink, breathe, etc.
Of course, the one “health risk” they won’t be addressing is homobuttsex. That health risk will be totally ignored, if not required... j/k, sort of.
They have been taxing our cell phones. There is a universal fee on our bills which covers free phones for the poor. We had no choice but yet we pay it. I suppose one could be forced to pay a tax if they DON’T have a cell phone. Same for life insurance, if one doesn’t have it, they can be taxed and I expect that is coming. How bout cable tv, if you chose not to have cable you will be taxed. I suspect all of this is just a few years and attorneys away.
I blew off that much ammo yesterday at the range.
But I am relatively certain that if the cost of a box of, say, .45ACP ammunition suddenly went from $19.95 to $1,995.00, those responsible would eventually see a great deal of such ammunition. But not in the stores.
Since the ruling says the eds can impose a ta for not doing something, non-smokers, especially those who hailed that increased tax, should be required to pay a tax for NOT smoking. After all, it is for the children!
Just wait until they decide to tax parents who do not send their kids to public schools.
You’re right about that.
The problem was that nobody showed up at the “Miller” hearing to make that point.
Why were they asking? I don’t really see anything wrong here. All someone has to do, is not answer or just say they don’t own any.
They can try, but it’d be a silly way for them to commit suicide.
Because firearms are considered a health hazard like smoking and obesity.
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