(12-21-2018, 04:33 PM)G.Irish Wrote:(12-21-2018, 04:28 PM)D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:(12-21-2018, 04:15 PM)G.Irish Wrote: country would look like if citizens could just do a la carte taxation.
Use tax?
I know what you meant, I just like to stir the pot since it's a hot topic for our highway infrastructure right now.
Yeah I mean, I think that would be a cool experiment. Either have a usage tax with everything, or everything is privately owned and people set the price. Liberistan would be the freest place on Earth. Or the most lawless or something.
I'm 100% down with a use tax... but that doesn't fly with liberals because it's not equitable (read: regressive).
I say excuse things like food, clothes, housing from use tax and the playing field is a whole lot more level.
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