National level Democrats just wish they had big enough balls were bold enough to tax freakin’ bicycles:
House Democrats rolled out a nearly$10 billion transportation package Wednesday that would boost taxes on gasoline, increase car tabs and even charge a bicycle fee to raise money.
The proposal would increase the state gas tax by 10 cents over five years, eventually reaching a total of 47.5 cents per gallon. Currently, Washington state has the nation’s ninth-highest gas tax.
In addition, it would create a car tab equal to 0.7 percent of a vehicle’s value. A state tax on hazardous chemicals would increase by 0.3 percent, to 1 percent.
There’s even a $25 sales fee on bicycles worth $500 or more that raises a total $1 million over 10 years, included for largely symbolic reasons.
But it’s OK, it is a tax on rich bicycle owners.
Taxes, taxes and more taxes. That’s all they know. I’m glad my big hairy ass lives in the wilderness.
“Taxes, taxes and more taxes. That’s all they know. I’m glad my big hairy ass lives in the wilderness.”
At the rate they’re going, soon we’ll all be running around the woods without the shirt on our backs !
It isn’t all that bad. I’m naked most of the time – except for when I go to Burning Man – but then everybody is too stoned to notice that I am 8 feet tall and covered in hair.
Puhleeze! We all know that you’re 7’3”, and that you don’t know how to ride a bike!……..I can teach you, ya know? Then again, you could have the silly drill sargeant, B., teach you……..tell me how that works out.
Hey, Squatch,
Don’t let them find you or they’ll tax you, too
Well, the govt. could make a fabulous wig from him…….do you know there was a woman in the grocery store with hair down to her calves? All I could think was how the hello does she, um, go potty.
there was a woman in the grocery store with hair down to her calves?
Now THAT’S a argument for lower hem lines!
Or a trip to the hairdresser! I think some religions forbid women to cut their hair……..je ne comprends pas
That would make a very unique wig!
Parce Que….Control Baby…control
Sorry,
Sometimes the 0311 part of my brain takes over.