I have been pondering this new tax reform proposal and I think I have a better one.
I think toilets should be taxed. I think every family should be allowed one toilet tax-free, and one additional toilet tax-free for every three people occupying the house. After that, each additional toilet would be taxed on a rising scale: $10,000 for one, $30,000 for two, $60,000 for three, $100,000 for four, $150,000 a year for five, and so on.
So if you have a couple with one child in a McMansion with five bedrooms and 5.5 baths, the tax bill would be $100,000.
On second thought, this might encourage overpopulation. If you had thirteen children, you wouldn't pay any taxes.
Oh I forgot. A Roman emperor already thought about this. Now I remember. Someone reproved him (Vespasian?) for taxing the excremental function. He held out a piece of money and said "pecunia non olet," money does not smell bad. |
