[Spridgets] Pay-to-play

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

I think that the main problem is that they want to keep everything complicated
so that you don't catch on to how much tax you are paying.  It's easy to
convince some people that a user pay system works, but ... don't you already
pay income tax?  Why not just one tax.  Income tax or sales tax or ...?  But
just one.  Not tax when you earn it, tax when you save it; tax when you spend
it;  tax when you inherit; property tax; etc., etc, etc.

> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:01 -0500
>
> It's people like me and others who buy fuel efficient cars to
> conserve who are the problem. As less gasoline is used, there is less
> revenue to fix roads and bridges (gas tax in Michigan pays for road
> repairs) This is just an example of "the law of unintended
> consequences." Pass a law to effect change in one area and discover
> something else gets buggered up in the process. Happens in the
> government all the time.
>
> My unofficial moto: "Greener than Gore, that's good enough!" LOL
>
> Tim Collins
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/12702006@N07/