Originally Posted by sperbonzo

Typical. It applies to all taxes. For example when they increase taxes on cigarettes and use the funds to start some kind of health program, that program never goes away. If they increase the taxes on cigarettes enough, and people start to quit, and the tax revenues go down, the health program isn't scaled back, they simply start drawing from the general funds.

that's government for you. Once they get their hands on something, they NEVER give it back.
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