Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com> wrote:
: At 09:08 PM 9/1/05, you wrote:
:>As far as taxes, compared to most other places in the world, the tax on
:>our gasoline is quite low. -Droo
: I would not consider around 50% for gov't taxes "quite low".
Nor would I! Even if it were something like "only" 10%, that
would still be high, in my mind. Anything higher than the local
sales tax isn't justifiable IMHO, and truth be told, the sales taxes
themselves are also too high. :-)
: And this 50% is AFTER all the private industries involved in producing
: and transporting the gas to gas stations, and the gas station owners
: themselves have made their profits.
Yep, plus you can be sure the gov't has taken a slice of the pie in
taxes at each step along the way, even before you get to the humongous
50% chunk at the end!
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