nanny state Mentality

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

The problem is that governments feel that they can tax sin businesses and products almost without issue. Smokes, booze, adult material, etc.

On the other hand, the undercharge for services. How much do you pay to plate you car each year? How many cars in your state? How much is the budget to maintain the roads in your state? Figure out how cheap your plates are.

Hmmmm...I don't know where to begin. First of all, My "state" isn't a "state," it's a commonwealth. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If, by "you," you mean "your" in the 3rd person, then my "state" doesn't matter. This story is about Florida.
I'm not sure what their "plate" charge is, and I'm really sure it has no bearing on the issue. The issue is about selective taxation on a particular business for an unrelated expense to regulate/operate/monitor that business. We add to that, the wrinkle that this business, dancing, enjoys a higher level of constitutional protection because it's also a free speech/expression-art form, issue.

I'm not sure how you are equating "license plates" to that? (You did mean license plates, i.e registration, right? Not Chrome plating the bumpers or some other form of "plating?")