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Old 06-27-2009, 02:30 PM   #15
slang
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Originally Posted by Alluvial View Post
You can't really call it a 'tax'.

Why not? Where is the money going? To the Feds? What else might one call this?

"–noun 1. a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
2. a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand."

If you support this bill that's fine but let's not be euphemistic; it's a tax.
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