Does it bother anyone that the government controls personal choices through taxes?

Question

For example, they don't ban smoking (yet), they just tax the c**p out of them. Same thing with deductions on income tax. Some personal expenses you can write off and others you can't.

Answer 1

And how is that control?  Some people buy houses with cash and don't get a tax deduction.  Some people smoke tax free.  Most people don't run their lives based on what's taxable and what's deductible.

Answer 2

You forgot to complain about alcohol taxes.  

The government--people we elect--encourage different types of behavior through tax laws. These are things like charity, home ownership and taking care of your health.  

Answer 3

Yes, it makes me mad as h**l.

Years ago, during the last oil embargo...they imposed 55 mph speed limits on all our highways.  Montana refused, and the Feds threatened to take away their highway monies....how n**i was that?

Now they are d**n close to passing thru a National ID card, there are only a handful of states that are fighting it.  Not that they really need one, because behind the scenes they forced the states to require SSNs when you apply for a DL.

It used to be that in America you could make a mistake and recover from it.  Gone are those days.

Homeland Security sure has a German sound to it....

Answer 4

yes it does. i thoght that this was a free contry

Answer 5

They don't "control" them but they d**n sure try to influence them.  So I buy my smokes at an Indian smoke shop in OK for less than $12 a carton.  :P;;