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[threeplusfire]

I don't believe in sin taxes. It's discriminatory, and it's bullshit. Why on earth do we allow subjective moral stances on things that are perfectly legal, such as strip clubs and cigarettes? Why not tax the vegans for not supporting our nation's beef industry? I want a five dollar surcharge on every hippie who steps outside reeking of marijuana, patchouli and a week's worth of unwashed stench. How about a special tax on all cars that earn less than 18 miles per gallon, or trucks that are too big to fit in the parking spaces at the grocery store? Can we tax the stupid just for being stupid? How about a tax on all people who have annoying little dogs?

Or maybe we could empty Governor Good Hair's bank account and solve some of the budget woes. I shouldn't read about local politics so early in the day.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

BWahaha! You want to be my new Minister of Taxation when I take over the country? I like your ideas. :D

[silentjack.livejournal.com]

I'd be much obliged to be Minister of Sinister Funding. Or Cultural Attaché to Brazil.

I forgot a tax idea that would rake in millions:
The Judeo-Christian Guilt Jar. If someone self-identifies as a practicing American Catholic or a Reform Jew, they must keep a mason jar around at all times, and each time they have a thought of self-guilt, a pang of self-deprecation, or any sort of guilty thoughts along the lines the catholics and others are so good at instilling in their young, they place a nickel in the jar.

Basically, you'd get several thousand dollars a day. And just think about the slush fund that could be established!