Re: A War Tax on SUVs?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Matt wrote:

> Should a name brand cereal be taxed higher than a generic brand cereal?  The
> only reason their are luxury taxes is because there are more people that
> can't afford the luxury items that can.  That doesn't make it right.  The
> rich are just easy targets for taxation.

Back when the luxury tax was inacted the congress criters who moan about
the rich not paying enough taxes decided that only the rich bought boats.
So they put a big luxury tax on boats. The boating industry in the USA
just about collasped. Lots of people lost their jobs, businesses went 
under, etc because boat sales dropped through the floor. The reason? 
The bulk of boats were not bought by the "rich" they were bought by 
regular folk who saved their pennies to have a boat. When the tax hit,
they are bumped right out of the market. A boat simply wasn't affordable 
for them anymore.  So much for class warfare.