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Originally Posted by Mavdog
increasing taxes on cigarettes? go for it! the habit of smoking adds to our country's health costs. in addition an increased cost of tobacco might deter some from taking up the habit.
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Same for drinking, Tax it! and junk food, Tax it! and injury causing sports, Tax it! and stress, Tax it! and stress related to higher taxes, Tax it! The motherland will either take care of you or take your money! Be warned!!!
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increased costs to the oil cos for their gulf concessions? have you looked at the profit margins of the oil cos lately? do you know just how little they pay for the right to pull oil out of the public lands? go for it!
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Same for my neighbor the real estate agent, Tax him! and for global rapist wal-mart, Tax them!!! and for Whole foods market, Tax them! and Apple with their capitalist iPod and iPhone, and huge profits, Tax them! and the Federal Government with their record breaking revenues, Tax them - oh, wait, never mind. More money for the government class!!!
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the tax on private equity is a bit more difficult, the investors are receiving favorable treatment of their profits relative to the corporate ownership structure, while they aren't taking more risk nor providing more benefits (in fact, if you look at the track record they are producing more layoffs). their returns are much higher and the opportunity to invest is limited to a small group of people rather than open to the public. tough issue...
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but what the hell? TAX THEM! we can figure out what to do with the money later. Its for the kids!