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Gun Control Reform Activism

Lizzie Poppet

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9. False argument? Nope.

Reply to flamin lib (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 07:11 PM

Aug 2015

Your car may very well cause potholes in Dallas, if not El Paso. You're still paying towards a cost to the state to which you contributed. My guns don't cause problems for others anywhere. If they did, I'd have no problem paying my fair share. Saying I am responsible in part for the costs criminals impose on society because we both happen to own firearms is bizarre reasoning, to say the least. Collective guilt arguments generally are.

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We're the NRA and we're responsible gun owners, just not responsible for the cost of gun [View all] flamin lib Aug 2015 OP

Further evidence how infantile the whole psychology behind "heavily fortifying" yourself really is villager Aug 2015 #1

This is a classic form of what is called a Pigouvian tax in economic theory CTyankee Aug 2015 #2

Gun fanciers are antisocial. If they won't voluntarily modify their bad habit, tax the hell out of Hoyt Aug 2015 #3

This law won't survive a legal challenge. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #4

IIRC, most violent gun crime causing societal harm are by stolen guns or legal guns CTyankee Aug 2015 #5

So? And your point is? nt flamin lib Aug 2015 #7

hey, we're on the same side here. Handguns is what I should have said...sorry, my bad. CTyankee Aug 2015 #8

Sorry, I'm having a side bar with Lizzie Poppet r.e. flamin lib Aug 2015 #11

well, if you follow the reasoning of Pigou, you can have an activity that is legal and CTyankee Aug 2015 #15

My car doesn't cause potholes in El Paso but the fuel tax I pay in Dallas pays for those potholes flamin lib Aug 2015 #6

False argument? Nope. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #9

Well, we just don't get to pick and choose which taxes we pay. flamin lib Aug 2015 #10

Um...okay. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #12

Once again, the city attorney is basing the legality of the tax on the city's flamin lib Aug 2015 #13

We'll see how it turns out in court. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #14

Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections Statistical Aug 2015 #16

State and local sales taxes are collected on guns and ammo. flamin lib Aug 2015 #17

A tax on everything is not comparable to a tax on excercising a right. Statistical Aug 2015 #18

Did you read your own link? A tax over $100000/year on ink for newspapers but not other ink users? flamin lib Aug 2015 #19