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Sin Tax, Fat Tax, Carbon tax, Cigarette tax, Alcohol tax, Federal spending

Lots of Taxes, Lots of Spending

By Alan Caruba Thursday, August 6, 2009

We sometimes forget that the primary reason we live in the United States of America and not some British Commonwealth nation is that the people who fought our Revolution got fed up with all the taxes that King George and Parliament kept imposing on them. No taxation without representation was the rallying cry.

Now all we seem to have, whether at the federal, state or local level is endless taxation on virtually everything we purchase, use or own. In many cases those taxes have risen obscenely in recent days.

The new tax on tobacco products is, we’re told, intended for our own good, making them so expensive we will give up smoking. Other proposed taxes on “fast foodâ€

Great post! We are taxed for EVERYTHING!! Our forefathers would be ashamed!!