Cops Slap Speeders With Fuel Surcharge

[Brucelee]

If you were to keep a log of all of the taxes that you pay each day it would make you quite ill.

The income and sales taxes are obvious, as is the state income tax.

Then there is the tax on gas, state, fed and local.

Then ther are the taxes burried in your bills like phone, gas and electric. Here in CA, we subsidize the electric and gas bills of our poorer brethern too.

Then, there are the taxes on your hotel and plane tix. Rental cars ditto.

Then, there are the corporate taxes paid before a company can pay a dividend, which is also taxed to you when you receive it.

Oh, yeah, the sales tax on your coffin and the estate tax is the final kick in the groin.

PS-while the state says the reg fee and license fee are fees, we know that they are taxes.

Who feels a bit lighter right now? That is because your wallet is empty.

[Jaxonalden]

Deliriousga,

You know of course that according to the formula you use, that if the cops are charging a $12 gas surcharge, to get your $12 worth you should be able to speed an extra 54 miles before pulling over. Food for thought .

Quickurt & Blkboxster,

Those "Get out of the right lane you A hole" window stickers should be mandatory here in OK. I swear people here must be taught in Drivers Ed that you can drive in right lane you no matter how fast you drive or how many people are behind you wanting to pass "legally" and not on the left.

[Cloudsurfer]

Gotta love the society we live in. Your tax dollars at work, right?

[Quickurt]

Here in Florida we have an annual corporate report. You'll love this. Like the state doesn't know, from all the other taxes each corporation must pay, as well as all the tax reports we must fill out and send in every quarter. No,oooooo. We have to fill out and send in a 3x5 card, telling the state we are still a corporation in the state of Florida. Of course, this "notice" must be accompanied by a check for $150.
They got tired of having to pay clerks to throw the 3x5 cards in the trash and deposit the check, and of course pay to have the trash hauled away, so now you are required to file online and make an electronic transfer for the fee. Failure to do this before May 15th results in a $300 fine!
The thing that gripes me most about speeding tickets (road use tax) is the insurance companies are also in on the take. A driver who drives a reasonable amount over the limit and has a clean accident record is NOT a higher risk. In fact, the truly dangerous drivers are those who drive under the speed limit, with their cell phones to their ear and their heads up their ass and believe, because they are not speeding, they really don't need to pay that much attention to what they are doing.
If the police would use unmarked cars and drive around, nailing the crap out of all the people doing all the stupid, dangerous stuff on the roads, I'd stop every now and then and give them donations. Speeding is just the easiest, mechanized way to steal from honest people. Stopping people doing dangerous stuff and having to go to court and convince the judge that this person really is dangerous is too much time and trouble. It is also a far too non-profitable use of that tax dollar investment they have in the police department.

I'm done.