A yearlong sting operation, including aliases, a 5 a.m. surprise inspection and surreptitious purchases from an Amish farm in Pennsylvania, culminated in the federal government announcing this week that it has gone to court to stop Rainbow Acres Farm from selling its contraband to willing customers in the Washington area.
The Boss;773821 wrote:Good. I hate those bastards. That picture is a good example of one of the reasons--they take up half the road with their slow ass 1700's style form of transportation, the buggies are HARD on the roads and they don't pay road taxes because they don't buy gas. Not the only tax they're exempt from. I genuinely hate the Amish--they're all assholes too.
ThisLJ;773832 wrote: I loved when we were were reading the OC page, my fiancee just kept "lame , lame , lame "
se-alum;773858 wrote:I have never knowingly nor will I ever buy anything "amish" made. It's a scam that they don't have to participate in paying taxes, but have all the conveniences that are afforded the rest of us that do pay taxes. They're horse & buggies do more damage to the roads than my car does, yet they're absolved from helping to pay for upkeep.
LJ;773928 wrote:Amish pay every tax except SSDI and unemployment insurance
4cards;773812 wrote:...Amazing, I can't find the undercover agents...anyone else?
I guess that's what makes them the nations finest in law enforcement!
The Boss;774005 wrote:Not true, they don't buy gas.
The Boss;774005 wrote:Not true, they don't buy gas.
4cards;774056 wrote:... Haven't you ever seen those "Yoder toters" @ the Speedways in the morning loaded w/Amish going to work since they don't drive. They pay the guy who buys the gas, so technically they ARE paying for gas.
LJ;774050 wrote:You can not buy gas and not pay that tax. They are still subject to that tax, just because they don't consume it does not mean that they are exempt.
The Boss;774068 wrote:Um, yes it does. I HAVE to buy gas. The government takes 48 cents or whatever it us from every gallon (but Exxon is evil, they get like 6 cents a gallon) to pay for the roads. You don't buy gas, you don't pay that tax. Yet they use the roads and their buggies actually are very hard on asphalt. They shouldn't be exempt from ANY tax and they are, it's a clear violation of the separation of church and state.
The Boss;774078 wrote:I understand that, thing is you don't use cigarettes and avoid the tax. They USE the roads and avoid the tax. How many times have you seen a bearded douche bag sticking a gas pump into the asshole of his horse? Yeah, never. It's bullshit. Fuck those people, it's 2011, not 1711.
