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By: Syntax_Game

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By: fastal

fastal — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:04:54 +0000

If the government wants to balance the budget, why don't they start taxing churches. The Catholic church alone holds over 320 BILLION just in real estate and just in the U.S.

By: kadaka

kadaka — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:07:49 +0000

This should be handled like with sales tax for online purchases, it is the obligation of the buyer to pay the applicable taxes. But since compliance is always a pain, they want the tribe to do the dirty work for them.

They could just set up roadblocks on the way out of the reservation, run them like Customs and check for undeclared contraband. But, likely that would be a federal matter, border control. And also likely those pesky Fourth Amendment Rights against "unreasonable search and seizure" will get mentioned. It would be interesting if they would try it however, since then we might see the ACLU jump in and do something useful.

By: kadaka

kadaka — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:52:43 +0000

The harm the tribe would suffer falls under "Unintended Consequences." But when politicians are involved, it is an unintended consequence when a house collapses, they were merely trying to drive the bulldozer from one street to another. While it should be expected, as will likely be the case here, that the bulldozer will get stuck in the basement, it will nevertheless be declared completely unforeseen. And the house does not notice the difference.

By: kadaka

kadaka — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:22:10 +0000

That is why they call it a sin tax, because by liberal theology (the same one bringing you the Absolute Truth of Climate Change) smoking is a sin that must be punished. But like the pre-Reformation Roman Catholic Church, they find it in their best interest to let it happen and sell indulgences rather than condemning it completely and banning it outright.