I think a lot of people are missing the big picture! We are getting taxed now... the money just isn't going to anything that could help the people in our communities. Quite the opposite actually! We are getting taxed by the dealers and distributors and the taxes are payable to the criminal organizations! I love how nobody seems to see this! Also, the growers, the guys we LIKE in this equation... they aren't making all the money. Unless you buy directly from a grower, you are funding criminal organizations with every sack!
Actually we are getting taxed double becuase every untaxed dollar earned by people in this business is something the rest of us has to cover. Our governments don't set income tax rates, collect their money, and then deceide how to spend it. The decide how much they want and then set tax rates that will accomplish that. You aren't screwing our govenment by doing this under the table, you are screwing the people. The government gets their money and the rest of us get the pleasure of covering your ass.
I'm not saying that the government will take every dollar and put it back into our economy or into beneficial programs, but money going into our tax base is money they don't have to charge me. Same is true with sales tax so it is a triple tax we currently pay.
Jed
