Driver Does Not Make Change — He Just Pays Taxes
May 15, 2007 at 9:47 am
What’s the latest ludicrous tax?
Would you believe the Washington, DC government will soon be taxing motorcoaches, the lifeblood for so many of the tourists who come to the Capital City and spend money here?
Turns out that’s going to happen starting Juiy 1. We learn from busesoverdrive.com:
For each “trip permit” fee (what most folks call a tax) operators must surrender $50 per coach for each six-day period, or up to $2200 per year for each bus. … The 2006 Motorcoach Impact Study documents that “a single tour bus on a two-night tour injects as much as $16,000 into a local economy.” That’s D.C. restaurants, hotels, vendors and other retail businesses, all of which collect sales taxes on such revenues on behalf of our nation’s capital. So the tourism tax slapped on bus operators could result in less visitor-generated local spending, meaning a decline in tax revenues overall.
The pro-motorcoach community says, “We will fight this with every resource possible to crack D.C.’s addiction to taxes. It’s not a pipe dream.” Indeed. Damn taxes set us up again.
Hustla said,
May 16, 2007 @ 1:44 am
Simple things are often the hardest to understand for the stoopid, raising taxes will always cause economic downturn in the long run. Life would be better if all politicians had to pass simple economics before being allowed to run for office..
Otto Mann said,
May 16, 2007 @ 10:38 am
“The pro-motorcoach community says, “We will fight this with every resource possible to crack D.C.’s addiction to taxes. It’s not a pipe dream.”
He said “Crack”.
He said “Pipe dream”.
Here’s what happened when I had a pipe dream:
http://www.fortunecity.es/paralelas/efectos/153/carcel/oto.jpg
Yours in the Pro-Motorcoach Community: Otto Mann