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I know that wasn't the issue, the issue was McFeely's Screws. I was just responding to your particular question:-)

Few teachers capable of teaching them ... the inmates are in charge of that asylum.

There is a difference between can't and won't.

I haven't figured out what happened, but Vermont wants almost $20K from me for a year I didn't live or work there. You may not have to confront the form, but unless you are the Secretary of the Tresury, you will have to confront the government.

"Vee haf our vays!" Professional sports athletes pay state income taxes to various states depending on how many days they are in the state. If, for example, the New Orleans Saints play the NY Jets, each Saints player has to pony up the NY income tax for the days he was in the state for the game.

It gets worse. Suppose you work for thirty years for a company in New York and retire to Florida. You change your state of residence, register to vote, everything. New York taxes your retirement check!

I'm surprised some states don't try to get money from you for just passing through their borders while you're on a (paid) vacation!

That would be Tennessee basilisk

What ever happened to the notion of taxation w/o representation being a hangable/shootable/revolutional event?

Connecticut is going to try. They want to put toll booths on the major highway exits. No tolls for the locals driving in-state, but $3 to $5 anticipated tolls for those leaving the state. Since I cross the border 5 to 8 times a week, I'll be using the secondary roads if the tolls ever do go in.

Geez. They did away with tolls because of the congestion they caused, now they're trying to put them back? Idiots.

It will use the EZ Pass system. You don't even have to slow down now. If you don't have a pass, they bill you from the plate number on the car. They are talking about 8 border locations on 95, 91, 84, 395 and a few others.

Are they going to clearly mark where the tolls are collected and the amounts and have "last exit before toll" signs? Or are people just going to get a surprise bill in the mail?

"J. Clarke" wrote

I've not read any details, but I'm sure they will be well marked. The system is in use on the Garden State Parkway and on Rt 95 going through New Hampshire.

I don't mind paying a fair tax or toll since I do use the roads. What I do mind is that many of us in border towns will be paying either nothing, because we use the side roads, or a much larger portion since we cross the border frequently. The lawmakers that travel from home to Hartford will pay nothing, but I would have to pay about $1200 a year.

The toll will be in one direction only so I can cross coming home, but will have to circumvent on the way to work or for some shopping and doctor visits. The side roads will be much more congested with the toll dodgers and they are not built for the heavy traffic.

BTW, near work, gas is $3.59 and pumped for you. Near home it is 3.97 today for self service.

You lucky b******s, if you were in the UK you'd be paying TWENTY PERCENT, yes 20%!

Did you ever notice the correlation between the amount of taxes paid and the number of royals supported? Art

Stuart wrote the following:

Well, we only pay taxes to the government. Our celebrities earn their own money.