The socialists on the Winston-Salem city council and the North Carolina Legislature raised taxes by 50% last week. And they've already scheduled to raise it by a similar amount next year.

The vote? In what seems to be a majority vote, the motion to raise the tax 50% passed 6-2. But, further investigation reveals that the 2 who voted against the increase had absolutely NO problem with the increase -- they voted against the tax because of limitations on how THEY could SPEND the money!

The 50% increase is on a tax that is actually CALLED the "Motor Vehicle privilege tax." No, that's not me calling a spade a spade, it's the actual name of the tax. Apparently in Winston-Salem, you have to PAY the city for the honor of owning a vehicle. I knew there was a reason I didn't live there.

Yet again, I wonder why people stay there. Why do you live in a city where the "elected" representatives fine you for being productive? Why don't you find a job that's outside the city? Or perhaps do as so many who move to Charlotte do -- move outside the city and only work there?

The government already has too much money. There is quite literally nothing you can say to convince me that the city NEEDS this tax increase to fund anything! I NEED a new 100-inch plasma HD TV to watch baseball this year. Why can't I have one? Why can't I point a gun at someone and take their money to pay for it? That's what government does, and no one seems to care.

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