[Boatanchors] Sales ax

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
To: "Walter Treftz" <sjotrollet at yahoo.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Sales ax


What really fries my toad is the asymmetry in 
government-citizen
relationships.

If they collect sales tax from you as a vendor, by symmetry 
you should be
entitled to deduct all the expenses allowed by law to a 
vendor.

If you violate a law and get fined, equally if a 
governmental body
violates a law the government agent who erred should pay a 
fine to the
injured party.

For example, a cop can give you a ticket for something, and 
you can take
it to court. However, if you prevail, you still lose because 
you have
incurred expenses in proving your case. Effectively there is 
no
accountability in government at any level.

Heads they win, tails you lose is unfair at the essence.

YMMV,

-John

     There is more than a drop of truth in this. In _theory_ 
one can recover by suing in civil court but the cost of a 
suit and the time involved makes it actually impossible.
     This can be fixed if people demand it. However, most 
citizens are, to be blunt, to disheartened or too lazy to 
find out how government works so that they can exercise the 
power they have. In the USA WE ARE the government but a lot 
of people have been convinced otherwise.
     Enough politics, I am really no running for anything 
(except maybe the hills).


--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com