Monday, June 09, 2008, 11:41:32 PM
Taxation distorts more than the economy, it distorts all aspects of human action. Consider the young man at my door yesterday.
I heard the knock and opened. Before me stood this young man with a large box of candy and the identification card I know so well. As happens every so often, someone arrives at my door to sell candy for some never-quite-identified nonprofit organization. Now, I'm after the candy, the cause -- legit or otherwise -- is not my concern.
After the young man finished his pitch, I asked the price of the candy. Taken aback, he replies, "Oh, we don't sell candy. But, for an $8 donation, we offer one of these party bags of candy as a token of our appreciation." Hmmm.
OK, so with a wink and a nudge we align the verbal aspects of our trade in a manner that does not result in sales tax. I donate; he appreciates. With that, I bid him farewell, closed the door, and opened the bag of ten, individual-sized M&M packages. A sweet afternoon indeed.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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