nanny state Mentality

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

I am not sure what "citation" you are talking about in Virginia, the costs to register and plate a car in that state are pretty low:

http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/fees.asp

$10 for the title, and under $40 for a car under 4000lbs.

Not exactly sure where you are going.

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Anyway, the point is this: Roads cost a ton, registering and keeping a car on the road in government fees is often far below what it costs to keep the roads there. How do they pay for it? Sin taxes, surcharges, tolls, and other fees that people won't notice (feds use tools like gas taxes to generate income). Taxing the crap out of strip clubs both creates desired income, while putting down those evil adult entertainment places. Politically it is a double win.

Also, taxation, as long as it is evenly applied to all similar businesses, is pretty hard to get struck down. "free speech" doesn't really have to be free, just not restricted in manners that stop or discourage the free speech from occurring. They aren't taxing free speech, they are taxing people who want to listen to the free speech.

Not "going" anywhere.....be a resident and get pulled over. You'll find out about the "random tax."

Anyhow, you forget about the 60% road taxes, etc in a gallon of gas. That's a HUGE chunk of money to pay for the roads. And, where it properly should be. As a "consumption" tax. The more you drive, the more you wear the roads, the more you pay. The states use those fees too, not just the feds.

And your remark about "not taxing free speech" is just ridiculous. Like the tree falling in the forest; if you have no one to hear it, you have no speech.