Quote Originally Posted by Honky Tonk View Post
Your absolutely right, of course, but it was supposed to be "business" that was going to take the hit, not the taxpayers. The second part is the additional license, registration fees, and gas tax money, is going to be be kept in the "General Fund". Which, of course, means the extra revenue can also be used for "general" things. In this case though, it's the automobile owners and gasoline buyers that will be footing the bill for "general" things. This is how things came to be in the current state they're in.
ndavies point needs to be re-inforced. "Business" just means all of us. To pay our taxes, US needs jobs. Businesses are all almost all jobs. Without trade, commerce, and industry, we'd be organic, agrarian, and poor.

If you want to tax 'business', just raises income tax rates on high earners -- in which case you'll get the evil business owners, and at the same time you'll get Wayne County retirees and College Presidents in the bargain.