Recent content by John_Galt

I'd beware of any gov't prog labeled as Anything-"proof" or "permanent". There's this nasty tendency to have to suddenly shift the burdens around when the source dries up. Be it from state lotteries, cigerette taxes, or gasoline taxes(hidden) or luxury taxes(how much was your license plate)...

Every state gets its money one way or another. Non-tourist places get theirs by way of citizens (income or property tax) Tourist states makes it up in sales tax (citizens and tourists), entertainment taxes, hotel taxes, etc. Some states make up the difference by taxing a particular industry...