On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:03:57 -0600, Skipper wrote:


I see very little "beauty" in *any* additional taxes. Matter of fact, I
can remember a day not too distant where boaters found great freedom in
boating. Made no dif whether the local lake or distant shore, boating had
much more "beauty" before politicians stuck their mugs into the picture.

Then, perhaps, you should move to the Bahamas. It's a well known tax
haven with no income taxes. As a matter of fact, it has:

* No personal or company income tax
* No capital gains tax
* No with holding tax
* No business tax
* No estate tax
* No gift tax
* No inheritance tax
* No death duties
* No employment tax
* No sales taxes
* No exchange controls
* No tax treaties and ...
* No probate fees in the Bahamas.
From:
http://www.dunway.com/taxhaven/html/bahamas.html

But it does have a pesky $150-300 entry fee for cruisers.


And I think allowing this targeted abuse against boaters without
retaliation just encourages more of the same in the future.

Have you considered what it would cost for a 30' Bahamian boat with four
people aboard to come to Florida and fish? The last time I looked, a
non-resident Florida fishing license was over $30. Let's see, 4 people at
$30 . . . Hmm, maybe the Bahamian fees were in retaliation.