Vehicle usage tax: You work your arse off to buy a decent and reliable car for your family. You pay for the car and you pay for the sales tax to the state. Then you pay sales tax again to the county in which you reside. (part of licensing and tags - you have to pay a percentage of what the car is worth AGAIN to the county) Property taxes: You work your arse off to buy a piece of land, then after it's paid for: you rent it from the government till you die. Death taxes: After your arse is gone: you