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September 07, 2007
Because purchasing stamps to affix to packages of psychoactive vegetative derivatives is eerily reminiscent..
..of the Townshend Acts. Specifically, the one that didn't get repealed, until it REALLY got repealed, which was the tax on tea. Let that steep for a few minutes, eh?
Hey, don't get uptight, I know there are differences. But the similarity is striking.
I have usually found the "crack tax" too confounding a subject to broach. It is hard to see how it got as far as it did, given that it can't possibly be effectively administered, if one can even temporarily leave aside the question of constitutionality.
Unfortunately, the giant question mark that is this law doesn't have an answer yet, as the state Department of Revenue will appeal today's ruling, and will continue attempting to collect the tax in the interim. I like the way Uncle said it:
"Seriously, how many times must this be ruled before, uh, a ruling actually gets rid of it?"
(HT: Silence)
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