Penalty Flag: Taxpayers Sacked by Government on Super Bowl Sunday
Almost everyone has been talking about the Super Bowl this week. Now that the Monday (and Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.) morning quarterbacking is easing, here's another angle on the game that you can share with friends, family and fellow fans, written by Americans for Tax Reform.
Nielsen TV Ratings estimated that a stunning 108.4 million total viewers watched this year's game.
But… they all had to move over to make room on the couch for an uninvited guest: Uncle Sam.
For every aspect of the time-honored football tradition, viewers shelled out more money, thanks to government taxes and fees. From team gear to beer, taxpayers were getting sacked, again and again. Ouch!
Here's an instant playback of some of Super Bowl Sunday's red-flag tax penalties:
False Start (5 yards): Sipping soft drinks? Almost a third of the cost of your soda comes from taxes and fees -- a full 28 percent.
Offside (5 yards): Don't think you can escape Big Brother's watchful eye by heading to the bar. The government adds on a sobering 31 percent when dining out.
Delay of Game (5 yards): If you're savoring a California wine to cheer on the 49ers, you're not off the hook; 33 percent of the price of wine comes from government.
Intentional Grounding (10 yards): According to the National Retail Federation, 7.5 million households purchased a new TV for the big game, but the cable package that comes with that new flat screen isn't cheap. Before you've even had a chance to change the channel to watch the Puppy Bowl, government bites off 43 percent of your cable bill.
Pass Interference (10 yards): Of the $1 billion in beer sales in the two weeks surrounding last year's Super Bowl, a full 44 percent of the cost was due to government taxation.
Helmet-to-Helmet Contact (15 yards): Were you one of the 17 million fans who purchased team apparel and accessories in advance of the game? Taxes and tariffs ran up the cost of your new jersey by 46 percent.
Roughing the Passer (15 yards): Did you take shots each time your team scored? Government guzzles up a whopping 56 percent of the price of spirits.
Personal "Fowl" (15 yards or automatic first down): The National Chicken Council estimated that 1.23 billion chicken wings would be eaten on Sunday -- a number that is actually 12.3 million fewer than the previous Super Bowl. Why? Thank Big Brother again: Corn prices are driven skyward by the costly and destructive federal ethanol mandate, also known as the Renewable Fuel Standard. During last year's drought this ate up the country's corn crop and drove up prices, leaving little for chicken farmers. So government was the only one getting its fill this Super Bowl Season.
Maybe it's time we stopped playing ball with the government? Maybe it's time for liberty activists to get off the sidelines?
Source:
The Liberator Online
Volume 18, No. 3 February 8, 2013
Nielsen TV Ratings estimated that a stunning 108.4 million total viewers watched this year's game.
But… they all had to move over to make room on the couch for an uninvited guest: Uncle Sam.
For every aspect of the time-honored football tradition, viewers shelled out more money, thanks to government taxes and fees. From team gear to beer, taxpayers were getting sacked, again and again. Ouch!
Here's an instant playback of some of Super Bowl Sunday's red-flag tax penalties:
False Start (5 yards): Sipping soft drinks? Almost a third of the cost of your soda comes from taxes and fees -- a full 28 percent.
Offside (5 yards): Don't think you can escape Big Brother's watchful eye by heading to the bar. The government adds on a sobering 31 percent when dining out.
Delay of Game (5 yards): If you're savoring a California wine to cheer on the 49ers, you're not off the hook; 33 percent of the price of wine comes from government.
Intentional Grounding (10 yards): According to the National Retail Federation, 7.5 million households purchased a new TV for the big game, but the cable package that comes with that new flat screen isn't cheap. Before you've even had a chance to change the channel to watch the Puppy Bowl, government bites off 43 percent of your cable bill.
Pass Interference (10 yards): Of the $1 billion in beer sales in the two weeks surrounding last year's Super Bowl, a full 44 percent of the cost was due to government taxation.
Helmet-to-Helmet Contact (15 yards): Were you one of the 17 million fans who purchased team apparel and accessories in advance of the game? Taxes and tariffs ran up the cost of your new jersey by 46 percent.
Roughing the Passer (15 yards): Did you take shots each time your team scored? Government guzzles up a whopping 56 percent of the price of spirits.
Personal "Fowl" (15 yards or automatic first down): The National Chicken Council estimated that 1.23 billion chicken wings would be eaten on Sunday -- a number that is actually 12.3 million fewer than the previous Super Bowl. Why? Thank Big Brother again: Corn prices are driven skyward by the costly and destructive federal ethanol mandate, also known as the Renewable Fuel Standard. During last year's drought this ate up the country's corn crop and drove up prices, leaving little for chicken farmers. So government was the only one getting its fill this Super Bowl Season.
Maybe it's time we stopped playing ball with the government? Maybe it's time for liberty activists to get off the sidelines?
Source:
The Liberator Online
Volume 18, No. 3
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