Would you be down for paying taxes this way?
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Suppose that instead of income taxes the government taxed us on things society generally considers vices and frivolities? So, instead of collecting taxes from everyones income we put a tax on things like alcohol, cigarettes and porn? It wouldnt even have to be a very large tax, a 1 cent tax on every soda sold in the United States would bring in billions of dollars of revenue.
Also, we could tax things like yachts. Unless its your livelihood, like if you are a fisherman for a living, we put a tax on yachts. Or unless you have so many children, there will be a tax on mansions. I mean, unless you can prove you need that frivolity, you must pay a tax on it. A tax on any car that gets less than 30mpg. A tax on any jewelry that costs more than a hundred grand. That kind of thing. What do you think?
Just in case you think I’m being unfair, I smoke about a pack and a half a day, I drink every weekend and I’d kill for a sail boat. I also eat fast food from time to time, which I think we should tax the living crap out of. That would bring in some revenue in the fattest nation in the world.
