[clearcarbon]

They can raise the tax to 150% and still come back in a few years and ask for more.

[fatnotlazy]

“They can raise the tax to 150% and still come back in a few years and ask for more.”

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This is why, before any taxes are raised, there should be an audit by an independent auditor.

In my state, we have a state gasoline tax and a couple of local taxes ostensibly to improve roads and bridges and to help fund mass transit. Every year one or more of these taxes are raised just based on the transportation department’s say so. The department cries the blues and taxes go up. No one questions where the money goes.

Meanwhile, roads are a mess, bridges crumble and the transit system is swirling the bowl.

[Josa]

Cut off EBT from the morbidly obese. As they lose weight they will cause less wear and tear on our infrastructure.