The Role of Taxes

Posted at 8:53 am on Monday, October 27, 2003, in Politics, and tagged taxes.

A person who owns a pet must register that pet each year and that carries with it a fee. Some see this as a tax; and it is a tax. This tax upsets them, but I ask why? The government has to at least pay for the services it offers to pet owners (e.g., adoption services, veterinarian licensing). (Could you imagine the number of rabid dogs biting children if necessary documentation weren’t required.) And people who don’t own dogs shouldn’t pay for those who do own dogs. It is not as if the dog is the community’s dog. If it were then everyone should pay their share. The same argument and logic extends with people not needing to pay for someone’s personal security guard but being required to pay for the neighborhood watch.

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