David Shove wrote:
re Jim Bernstein's comments above:
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Jim Bernstein wrote:
There has not been any activity to ban smoking in Minneapolis (or
Minnesota). There is no public support for such a move and it is
questionable if such an ordinance could pass legal muster and would
certainly be near impossible to enforce. Given the experiment with
Prohibition in the 20's, and the widespread abuse of illegal substances
like marijuana, banning tobacco is not likely to eliminate its use. So,
like alcohol, like gaming, lawmakers have decided that if people want it
then they will be taxed for doing it! In fact, there are some who
advocate legalizing marijuana and prostitution not because those are
"wholesome" or "healthy" activities but because they could be taxed if
legal!
Taxing something limits that thing.
I propose Mpls/StPaul tax invalid arguments. People would wise up real fast.
Still, think of the endless amount of money that would raise!
All arguments against the Invalidity Tax are invalid --therefore-- All arguments against the Invalidity Tax are invalid QED
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Has anyone suggested this to our governor? With his push to have part of the state budget paid for with gambling, he might be interested in these areas as a source of state income.
Mike Schoenberg
MacGroveland
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