"Bill Graham" wrote in
:

Look at all the unfair taxes we have here, even though we do have a
constitution. 30 years ago I needed some ethyl alcohol. I don't drink
it, but I used it to clean my trumpet with. I had to buy 4 gallons of
it at $40 a gallon. the vender told me that the government took 50% of

Think of the implications that the first example you thought of was 30
years ago. If it was a big problem, wouldn't you have thought of a more
recent example first?

Recently I had to get gas for my lawnmower. It cost me $8+ to fill my
container, including highway tax etc. I suppose I should mow the highway.