Comments on: A Sober Lesson About Any Rt. Hon. So-and-So http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/a-sober-lesson-about-any-rt-hon-so-and-so.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jake S. http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/a-sober-lesson-about-any-rt-hon-so-and-so.html/comment-page-1#comment-183107 Jake S. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:44:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6223#comment-183107 Daniel, I don't profess to know the rules in Massachusetts, but the phrase "was spotted brazenly piling booze in his car – adorned with his State House license plate" makes me wonder... if he *was* on a vacation (i.e. personal business) is he allowed to use his "state" vehicle? It would seem logical: "official business, official vehicle; personal business, personal vehicle." Here in Texas, we have something similar... I drive a truck, but I'm not a farmer. My truck's license plate says "Texas Truck" above the number. I can have the same truck, but if I'm a farmer, it says "Texas Farm Truck" above the number. The difference being that, if I'm a farmer, I can use tax-free "farm fuel" in my "farm truck." But only on the farm, for farm business. There are DPS troopers who will stop "farm trucks" to make sure they're on "farm business" and will issue citations if they're not. Daniel, I don’t profess to know the rules in Massachusetts, but the phrase “was spotted brazenly piling booze in his car – adorned with his State House license plate” makes me wonder… if he *was* on a vacation (i.e. personal business) is he allowed to use his “state” vehicle? It would seem logical: “official business, official vehicle; personal business, personal vehicle.”

Here in Texas, we have something similar… I drive a truck, but I’m not a farmer. My truck’s license plate says “Texas Truck” above the number. I can have the same truck, but if I’m a farmer, it says “Texas Farm Truck” above the number. The difference being that, if I’m a farmer, I can use tax-free “farm fuel” in my “farm truck.” But only on the farm, for farm business.

There are DPS troopers who will stop “farm trucks” to make sure they’re on “farm business” and will issue citations if they’re not.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/a-sober-lesson-about-any-rt-hon-so-and-so.html/comment-page-1#comment-180194 Anonymous Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6223#comment-180194 This story reminds me of what's going on here in Los Angeles, where our screwed-up city council and mayor have happily endorsed a regulation which prevents residents, even those who live in the very hottest part of the city (20-30 degrees hotter in summer), from watering their lawns on any day other than monday or thursday. My lawn is now dead and my yard looks awful. NBC helicopters meanwhile have photographed the sprinklers running in the mayor's backyard on a day when watering is prohibited. This story reminds me of what’s going on here in Los Angeles, where our screwed-up city council and mayor have happily endorsed a regulation which prevents residents, even those who live in the very hottest part of the city (20-30 degrees hotter in summer), from watering their lawns on any day other than monday or thursday. My lawn is now dead and my yard looks awful. NBC helicopters meanwhile have photographed the sprinklers running in the mayor’s backyard on a day when watering is prohibited.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/a-sober-lesson-about-any-rt-hon-so-and-so.html/comment-page-1#comment-180186 Anonymous Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:58:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6223#comment-180186 The federal government should formalize sales tax competition by making it illegal for one state to collect taxes on purchases made in another state. The federal government should formalize sales tax competition by making it illegal for one state to collect taxes on purchases made in another state.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/a-sober-lesson-about-any-rt-hon-so-and-so.html/comment-page-1#comment-180175 Anonymous Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:42:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6223#comment-180175 A trunkful? We have no idea how much booze he got. The witness vaguely said that he was "piling booze into his trunk". And clearly the witness might not be objective in this situation. It could have been two bottles - it could have been a lot more. Either way, I don't know - we "piled booze into our trunk" when I was at the beach last summer... I think we're really making too much of this (or maybe my vacations need to be tamer). Raising taxes can suck, some people avoid them. That much is clear. The idea that any of us have any special insight into what this guy was doing is crazy. A trunkful? We have no idea how much booze he got. The witness vaguely said that he was “piling booze into his trunk”. And clearly the witness might not be objective in this situation. It could have been two bottles – it could have been a lot more. Either way, I don’t know – we “piled booze into our trunk” when I was at the beach last summer… I think we’re really making too much of this (or maybe my vacations need to be tamer). Raising taxes can suck, some people avoid them. That much is clear. The idea that any of us have any special insight into what this guy was doing is crazy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/09/a-sober-lesson-about-any-rt-hon-so-and-so.html/comment-page-1#comment-180174 Anonymous Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:37:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6223#comment-180174 Yes - it's more complicated than building new roads and fixing old ones. But that's part of it as well. I've heard that there is a county in West Virginia that's not officially classified as a suburb of Washington. Yes – it’s more complicated than building new roads and fixing old ones. But that’s part of it as well.

I’ve heard that there is a county in West Virginia that’s not officially classified as a suburb of Washington.

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