Re: A War Tax on SUVs?

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   Phil Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>DJ TecThreat wrote:
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>>>"Alex Rodriguez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> If
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>>>>you want to tax gas, tax gas.  Those that use more, will pay more.
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>> Pretty
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>>>>simple.  Calling it an SUV is plain stupid.
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>>>>Alex     __O
>>>>       _-\<,_
>>>>      (_)/ (_)
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>>>In principal I agree with you, Alex, but there's an exception: the luxury
>>>tax on RVs and high-end cars like Maserati, Ferrari, Bentley, and
>>>Rolls-Royce.  All cars are basically transportation appliances that use
>>>petroleum-fueled internal combustion engines, but there's a difference
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>> (not
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>>>just price) between a $14,000 Geo Metro and a $350,000 Rolls-Royce Silver
>>>Shadow.  I don't have a problem with levying a luxury tax on the sale of
>>>those vehicles and would gladly pay it if I were to purchase one.
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>> I would gladly pay a tax on my vehicle if it costed me $350,000.. but i 
only
>> paid $23,000 for my truck and that doesnt mean i deserve to pay any special
>> tax besides the usual taxes.
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>> DJ TecThreat
>       Can I refuse to pay your tax if you fail to make me glad to pay it? 
>Wake up, folks - a government that's big enough to give you everything 
>you want is big enough to take it all away. Those of you who would 
>"gladly pay a tax" are free to write another check to the Infernal 
>Revenue Service if you want. Kindly keep your fingers out of my wallet, 
>however.
>-psmith
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