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Re: BIZARRE LAWS (all cars)

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Subject: Re: BIZARRE LAWS (all cars)
From: Bradley D Richardson <bradrichardson@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:49:56 -0700
So Reid, you're plotting to overthrow the government?  

This fine government?  

This great government that doesn't care a damn about the average citizen?

Brad

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On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 14:42:41 -0700 "Simmons, Reid W"
<reid.w.simmons@intel.com> writes:
> 
> Brad;
> 
> That's why we have revolutions, political assassinations, and 
> overthrow
> governments.  It's our way of telling the government that we are not 
> pleased
> with the job they are doing!  :-)
> 
> On the other hand elections are just a means of telling our 
> governments to
> keep things as they are and make no changes.
> 
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradley D Richardson [mailto:bradrichardson@juno.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 7:46 AM
> To: richard@bonilla.com
> Cc: spitlist@gte.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: BIZARRE LAWS (all cars)
> 
> 
> 
> I wish it was only double taxation.  I pay taxes on my pay.  They 
> tax my
> social security tax withheld.  What I'm left with, when I buy 
> something
> at the store, or gasoline, etc., they charge me extra to cover the 
> stores
> taxes.  For those of you who live in a state with sales tax (no 
> sales tax
> in oregon), you pay tax again.  Then, if you live in oregon, you 
> can't
> deduct from your oregon tax filing your FULL federal income tax, 
> only a
> portion, so you pay tax on the federal tax.  I'm sure there are 
> other
> examples, but it looks to me like triple or more taxation.
> 
> Our country's founders revolted against a tea tax, which if memory 
> serves
> me correctly, was less than 5%.  How proud they must be of us, as we
> simply lay down and let the politicians tax the country at about 10 
> times
> that amount.
> 
> Off my soapbox. Sorry,
> 
> Brad
> 
> ================================================================
> 
> On Sat, 29 Jul 2000 05:56:01 -0600 "Richard Bonilla" 
> <richard@bonilla.com
> (no spam) (no spam)> writes:
> > 
> > Yes...good point...it is called double taxation...something our 
> > forefathers
> > fought
> > Against.....(and lost?)...
> > 
> > :(
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of 
> > OHFASTONE@aol.com
> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 10:11 PM
> > To: spitlist@gte.net
> > Cc: tboicey@brit.ca; root@abingdon; shall@fastpointcom.com;
> > nugentmd@gte.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: BIZARRE LAWS (all cars)
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated 7/28/0 2:40:11 PM, spitlist@gte.net wrote:
> > 
> > <<if you move there and bring a car into the state, you are again 
> > charged
> > Washington sales tax on the estimated
> > value of the vehicle even if you just paid it in another state.>>
> > 
> > I'd love to know why you have to pay SALES tax on merchandise you 
> > paid tax
> > on
> > in another state.  At least in California, if you paid sales tax 
> > elsewhere,
> > you owe the state nothing.  Maybe its time for a modern day tea 
> > party?
> > 
> 
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