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Is Seattle’s Gun Tax Really a Misguided Punishment Tax?
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The City of Seattle promoted its gun tax as a means of paying for the byproducts of gun violence. The tax is added to sales of firearms and ammunition. But KIRO Radio’s Ron Upshaw and Tom Tangney wonder if we are now seeing the true intention of the tax. “It’s kind of like a punishment tax,” said KIRO Radio’s Tom Tangney who was stepping in as co-host alongside Ron Upshaw. |
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mickey
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The whole point is punishing law abiding citizens for crimes committed by criminals.
It goes a step beyond plea bargaining. In plea bargains, equality is assured by giving equal punishment to the innocent and the guilty. The gun tax singles out the innocent for punishment. What could be more Progressive than that? |
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