I say let the UP misers have their 4%. Like it or not we can choose to buy or not. I'd rather the state reduce the sales tax to only 4%. At 8.125% that's a big chunk of my money. That's after Uncle Sam extorts about a third plus social security that they say is not a tax. Then figure the costs of insurance and more insurance to protect me against those who don't have insurance and even more insurance to protect me against people who have lawyers. Then there are licenses and fees, they even tax my dog and she better have that tag on or she'll get busted. Then there is property tax. Then there's medical expenses that insurance does not cover unless you buy more insurance to cover what your insurance doesn't cover. And then there is all the stuff that gets taxed by the state and feds before you buy it like gas. What are they doing with all this money when they can't fix the pot holes on our street, my kids are in private schools because my tax only pays for public schools with miserable academic records, dangerous environments and in house police stations. I don't know about you guys but I would like to have some models of the big UP steam and if they cost a few dollars more it would not be a big deal if I could just keep more of my money rather than having the local, state and federal government taking so much or legislating it away. Yes the UP fees should upset model railroaders but every one of us should be mad as hell about tax, insurance, medical costs, and the laws that allow people to sue you for just about anything. This effects our Hobby dollars and every thing else we do to a much greater extent than the railroads wanting licensing fees. Taxation with representation......what a crock. Bruce
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