The point is that initial investment was taxed as income. One would be hard pressed to find a ton of folks who live day to day on capital gain income. And, if your mutual fund produces income from an internal stock sale, more cap gain is realized even though your investment may have actually decreased. The rich buy more stuff and pay more sales taxes. The rich tend to own more expensive homes and
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I hate the car tax. It cannot be paid in increments and punishes those who purchase nice vehicles that support job creation and local economies. That being said, all taxes discriminate against someone. Property taxes are based upon value of home. Yet, higher tax does not provide additional benefits or services. Income taxes are progressive. A person who makes a million pays higher taxes than some
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I am not talking about personal property tax or the stickers we used to attach to the windshield. That is a separate issue that also needs to be given attention. Remember Gilmore and NO CAR TAX? My point here is annual registration fee and little stickers that get applied to tags. Outside of gov't. unquenchable thirst for revenue, there is no reason to re-register vehicle every year. Vehicle sim
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Does anyone know why we must register our vehicles every year and pay forty bucks for the pleasure of doing so? Is this nothing more than an additional tax? We don't register our homes every year. How can we force the county and DMV to remove this ridiculous burden?
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