| 1. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sat, 3/30/2024, 11:07AM EST | |
CALIFORNIA BILL WOULD CREATE NEW TAX FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS & OTHERS TO FUND REPARATIONS
A new bill introduced in the California State Legislature would introduce a new tax on tobacco products—as well as gold, wine, rice and others—to fund reparation programs.
Assembly member Reginald Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, has introduced A.B. 3152. The bill would establish a Reparations Fund that would be used to fund qualified housing loans as well as educational training. According to the bill, these funds would be made available to “African American(s) with a special consideration for an African American who is a descendant of persons enslaved in the United States.”
To fund the program, a new tax would be introduced on a variety items, all of which have a connection to the American slave trade. The bill does not specify a specific tax rate, only listing out the items that would be subject to the tax:
Gold bullion and gold coins
Tangible personal property that is comprised, in whole or in part, of cotton
A tobacco product
Wine
Olives
Cane sugar and granulated sugar
Rice
Coffee beans
If passed, the new tax would go into effect on July 1, 2025.
~ Halfwheel
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| 2. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Sat, 3/30/2024, 11:34AM EST | |
I don't recall coffee beans being much of a US cash crop. In that case, they're gonna have to tax cocoa also. Probably had a few plantations growing a little ganja. Should be heavily taxing any use of the railroad too.
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| 3. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Sat, 3/30/2024, 1:11PM EST | |
They need a 💩 for brains tax and a politician tax. |
| 4. Author: RayR | Date: Sat, 3/30/2024, 1:21PM EST | |
Taxation Is Theft  :In this case in CommieFornia, an absurd wealth redistribution scheme intended to buy votes by the DemoBolshevik Party to keep their slaves on the plantation. The government always finds a way to waste the money it extracts from you forcibly and make you poorer and a slave too. |
| 5. Author: Mr. Jones | Date: Wed, 4/3/2024, 10:01AM EST | |
Bunch of BUNK...
GET IN LINE BEHIND MR. JONES |
| 6. Author: DrMaddVibe | Date: Wed, 4/3/2024, 11:38AM EST | |
RayR wrote:Taxation Is Theft : Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him. Mark 12:17We're tapdancing all around the fact that we're in Sin Country. |
| 7. Author: RayR | Date: Wed, 4/3/2024, 12:25PM EST | |
DrMaddVibe wrote:Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him. Mark 12:17
We're tapdancing all around the fact that we're in Sin Country. Jesus fooled those Pharisees who tried to trick him into denouncing the Roman tax on their conquered subjects, which would be a crime. The sinful Obama/Biden interpretation would be Jesus was a socialist... he meant "pay yer fair share" so the politicians can redistribute the stolen loot to their sycophants. |
| 8. Author: HockeyDad | Date: Wed, 4/3/2024, 12:31PM EST | |
I fully support this new tax in California. |
| 9. Author: Speyside2 | Date: Wed, 4/3/2024, 3:45PM EST | |
^ Careful what you wish for, this does not state if the tax will be on consumer or producer, or both. You may yet pay for reparations though buying certain California products. Are you willing to forego California wine, olives, and such? |
| 10. Author: HockeyDad | Date: Wed, 4/3/2024, 4:04PM EST | |
The tax will be on the consumer no matter what but I would assume if they can double tax it they will.
If they price the goods out of the market, so be it. Gavin Newsom and his rich friends do own wineries however.
The important thing is that former slaves like California pay reparations.
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