Isn't this amazing?

[USA11B]

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Isn't this amazing?

TAXES
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax IRS! Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriag e License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and
local surcharge taxes
Telephone mi nimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax Workers Compensation Tax

COMMENTS:
Not one of these taxes
existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt,
had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What the hell happened ?

[Snowden]

My guess is that we started putting a plurality of lawyers in Congress. And I wouldn't be surprised if it was about then that the Senate became elected instead of appointed.

I haven't researched this. Just a guess on both counts..

[Woodmonkey]

Originally Posted by USA11B

What the hell happened ?

Somewhere along the line, we decided to support a whole lot of people who could support themselves, that takes money, and that means taxes? Could that be part of it?

[JudyLynne]

What the hell happened ?

Could it be WELFARE?

[AT3Weins]

There are more taxes that aren't in that list. I used to have a complete list but lost it.

I do remember that there was close to 100 taxes that the middle class pays.

[USA11B]

Originally Posted by AT3Weins

There are more taxes that aren't in that list. I used to have a complete list but lost it.

I do remember that there was close to 100 taxes that the middle class pays.

"There shall be no tax upon a tax," or words to that effect are written some place. The Constitution?
Politicians do not understand language in the same sense as this lay person .
Oh shucks! This Redneck!!

[1CAV]

Yeah and compare your typical politician nowadays to the typical politician 100yrs ago.

100yrs ago, everybody, including politicians, grew up struggling for everything. It was normal for your local politician to have been some kind of business maverick and/or war hero. Now that has almost become an oddity. The politicians that are successful businessman are usually only that because they were born into the old boy network thus having the opportunity to become "successful businessman" handed to them on a silver platter, and few have ever felt the need to serve the country that has given them the ultimate luxurious lifestyle. Your perspective on things are vastly different depending on how you have 'aquired' things!

Growing up working for everything you have and putting it all on the line to sacrifice for your country produces a different person than somebody who's version of 'putting it all on the line' is spending 20 million of their 200 million dollar fortune to get elected to office. Of course they are going to tax us to death, it wins them more votes to get the power that is what they desire so desperately!