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CW3 Harvey K.
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SCOTUS long ago established the principle, "The power to tax is the power to destroy". The power of taxation granted to the government by the people can NOT be perverted by government to destroy ANY "right of the people". The Court has ruled that a "poll tax" of any kind would be an abridgment of the right to vote, and is therefore unconstitutional.
The taxing power of the government exists so that the government can obtain the funds needed to pay for the costs of discharging the Constitutional duties of government. That power can not be re-directed to "discouraging" an exercise of a Constitutional right, by making it an overly expensive "privilege".
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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That is a very valid point and one of the better ones I've heard !
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CW3 Harvey K.
CW3 Harvey K.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter - Thank you. Feel free to repeat that point all you wish.
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SSgt Terry P.
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SGT (Join to see) Hate being negative,but you are talking about legislature and revenue.
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CW3 Harvey K.
CW3 Harvey K.
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Please see my comment above.
Personally, I think it would be acceptable to have guns, ammo, etc. included in a general sales tax. There are many who would love to "Tax guns out of existence", but they can't do that through a general sales tax without destroying the entire economy.
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