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Old 03-11-2003, 08:35 AM
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Cool The situation in Washington was even worse

Every year there was the equivalent of a luxury tax on autos/trucks/motorcycles.

Until a hero stepped up and brought forth an initiative to reduce yearly fees to $32 It passed overwhelmingly, and since then the liberals and big spenders of other stripes have reviled and persecuted Tim Eyman, this anti-tax crusader. They investigated him ruthlessly until they found a SMALL financial impropriety in his funding for his organization, then then really lambasted him. He is still a big time hero here, although the libs of both major parties are working hard to do anything they can to creep up the tab fees again.

Same thing happens with firearms "priveledges" everywhere... concealed weapons fees have soared for the 4 year "permit" and they have eliminated the "right" (cannot be a right if they can do away with it, can it?) to carry concealed shotguns and rifles.

Statists are the same everywhere. Some wear the donkey outfit, some masquerade as an elephant. Same animal either way.
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