Friday, January 20, 2006

Ahhhh, Taxes

From a newsletter:

“This is a list of the various ways in which citizens of the U S of A are taxed:

NOTE: Some of these taxes are called "fees"

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel permit tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise tax
Telephone federal universal service fee tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax
Telephone state and local tax
Telephone usage charge tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

“COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world and only one parent had to work to support the family.

Good point.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of my all-time favorites is the inheritance tax. I just love the absolute nerve of it.

Another great one here in Michigan is the "disposing of trash" tax. It's high.

I wouldn't mind so much if we didn't allow Canada to dump tons of it's garbage here on a daily basis... for a fee.

I would think that the taxpayers would get some kind of break from it, like lower "trash taxes". I don't know where the money goes. I don't think anyone really does.

Dad29 said...

Rammer--there is NO list of US, state, and local taxes which is "complete." That would brown-out the internet when posted.