OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
May 19, 2011 11:28am
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/28/feds-sting-amish-farmer-selling-raw-milk-locally/
Your tax dollars at work.
Your tax dollars at work.
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.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
May 19, 2011 11:32am
lol'd.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 19, 2011 11:36am
I’m sure there’s people selling crack in town that they don’t put this much of a concerted effort towards.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 19, 2011 11:37am
Thank goodness for raw milk laws
4cards
Posts: 2,551
May 19, 2011 11:39am
...Amazing, I can't find the undercover agents...anyone else?
I guess that's what makes them the nations finest in law enforcement!
I guess that's what makes them the nations finest in law enforcement!
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
May 19, 2011 11:40am
I think it was a Yoder.
4cards
Posts: 2,551
May 19, 2011 11:45am
...Alright you Yoder's...pull it over and put your hands up!
(Amish get-a-way buggy)
(Amish get-a-way buggy)
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 19, 2011 11:53am
Ridiculous to do a whole sting and all that. Just come in and do a surprise inspection, ticket him and be done with it.
Thread Bomber
Posts: 1,851
May 19, 2011 11:53am
I am sure that the tax consequences far out weigh the criminal ones...
The Boss
Posts: 541
May 19, 2011 11:54am
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.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 19, 2011 12:10pm
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.
They also underfeed and run their horses to death. I loved when we were in Amish country, my fiancee just kept driving around saying "lame horse, lame horse, lame horse"
Thread Bomber
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May 19, 2011 12:18pm
ThisLJ;773832 wrote: I loved when we were were reading the OC page, my fiancee just kept "lame , lame , lame "
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
May 19, 2011 12:26pm
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.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 19, 2011 1:20pm
Amish do pay taxes.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 19, 2011 1:38pm
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.
Amish pay every tax except SSDI and unemployment insurance
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 19, 2011 2:23pm
I'd be fine if they weren't all assholes and if they paid towards roads.
The Boss
Posts: 541
May 19, 2011 2:32pm
LJ;773928 wrote:Amish pay every tax except SSDI and unemployment insurance
Not true, they don't buy gas.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
May 19, 2011 2:37pm
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!
They snuck in a Mennonite. Tricky bastards...
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 19, 2011 2:58pm
The Boss;774005 wrote:Not true, they don't buy gas.
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.
4cards
Posts: 2,551
May 19, 2011 3:02pm
The Boss;774005 wrote:Not true, they don't buy gas.
... 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 and the taxes on the gas.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 19, 2011 3:05pm
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.
lol, a friend of mine is a stay at home wife out in Warsaw and she drives the Yoder Toter from Knox County into Zanesville daily for $$ lol
The Boss
Posts: 541
May 19, 2011 3:08pm
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.
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.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 19, 2011 3:11pm
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.
LOL, that does not mean they are exempt from that tax, it's a consumption tax. You don't consume any, you don't pay any. If that is your logic, technically, I am exempt from the tax on candy because I don't buy any, I am exempt from the tax on cigarettes since I don't buy any, etc etc. All it means is I am not consuming the goods that are taxed. Maybe those localities need to find a different way to fund roads? Oh wait, they already pay property tax, maybe it comes out of there.
The Boss
Posts: 541
May 19, 2011 3:13pm
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.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 19, 2011 3:16pm
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.
It's a gas tax, not a road use tax. Your argument is invalid.