RE: DML Gas Prices

From: Rick Barnes (rascal@scrtc.com)
Date: Fri Sep 02 2005 - 12:42:47 EDT


Have you read that book, "the Fair Tax"?...it is awesome

Rascal

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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
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jon@dakota-truck.net
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:21 AM
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Subject: Re: DML: DML Gas Prices

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!

-- 
                                          -Jon-

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