09 August 2009

Most Outrageous Taxes

~Facial Hair Tax: Do you have a goatee? If so I suggest you stay out of the state of Massachusetts, which has a law on the books that makes it illegal to have a goatee without first purchasing a license to do so. A small fee must be paid in order to wear the facial hair in public, and one can be fined if a license is not presented to a law enforcement official upon request.

~Erie County Occupational Priviledge Tax: Have a job? Work and earn money? Then YOU are eligable for the Occupation Priviledge Tax. Because income tax wasn't enough.

~ Playing Card Tax: If you’re from Alabama, I suggest you take a short drive across state lines if you plan on purchasing any playing cards in the near future. Alabama has in place a 10 cent tax on the sale of all playing cards with 54 cards or less. The only joker’s wild in Alabama are the lawmakers that would enact such a silly tax.

~Take Out Tax: Some states have a fast food tax. So if you are in a hurry, and get fasted food, you get taxed. the loophole would be to eat in, but some states also have a 'eat-in' tax. So either way, you lose.

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1 comment:

  1. You should do a post on weird laws, like, how you can not buy baby chicks, paint them blue, and then sell them in Ohio!
    P.S. You can do any other color, except for blue! ROTFLOL!

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