olivier in france Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Just curious-does France have punitive tobacco/alcohol tax's like the US? Collected for our own good of course. The standard excuse is "encouraging people to quit". Behavior modification by taxation? Scary. Of course !! Don't you know that the standart way to tackle an issue in France is to create a new tax?!! At least I live on the spanish border so i'm able to give money to a more tax responsible state for my oil and alcohol needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Of course !! Don't you know that the standart way to tackle an issue in France is to create a new tax?!!At least I live on the spanish border so i'm able to give money to a more tax responsible state for my oil and alcohol needs. I understand that. When I lived in NY I bought all my tobacco/gasoline on Indian reservations[tax free] If money was no object to me I would have done the same,just to screw NY out of their"sin tax".Having a beer and a smoke is a "sin"? Of course NY [as they have for decades} is using the full power of it's legal resources to try to collect tax's on reservations. Most reservations are poor rural areas and the tax free shops are their only source of jobs/income. Better they live on welfare then NY get "cheated" on the tax money they so richly deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Even though you're a mouth-breathing idiot, you're right. My favorite is still the " Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act" of 2001. They choose an acronym and then make the title fit USA PATRIOT Act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 They choose an acronym and then make the title fit USA PATRIOT Act Yes I know thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 They choose an acronym and then make the title fit USA PATRIOT Act I thought it was the Using Silly Arguments to Persuade Americans that Terrorists Ruled in Irak and Other foreign Territories. Act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I thought it was the Using Silly Arguments to Persuade Americans that Terrorists Ruled in Irak and Other foreign Territories. Act Oh silly. That would be the USA PATTRIOFT Act. What sense would that make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier in france Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Oh silly. That would be the USA PATTRIOFT Act. What sense would that make? If you do the same with the "real" name you get: UASA PARTTIAOT Act... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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