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tax used to be for public services and amenities, which was all very well and almost, just almost fair'ish. now its just a money grab by politicians and big industry. and its going to get so much worse!

over the last 100 years, the following taxes have mysteriously appeared (in the USA):

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75
cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS
Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal
Service Fee T ax
Telephone Federal, State and
Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage
Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and
Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and
Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License
Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

We pay taxes so the government will have money to waste on programs that benefit the rich and the poor, and nobody inbetween. Then, the gov  isn't satisfied with just our taxes, so they borrow trillions of dollars from China....so they can waste that money and get more in debt.

Taxes are a penality for being where you are. Takes money to live so everything and everyone is taxed. Taxes insure the flow of currency feeds back into the Federal coffers and is redistributied everywhere to uphold the US economy and the economies of many other countries also. Taxes feed back all over the world and serve as a stablizing support for our on-going economy.