Bogus Taxes, for being a pet owner Options

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ok, new yorkers, its time for you to step up and speak your piece. this guy is a complete and total asshole. while i dont live anywhere near new york, i am a pet owner and i think its bullshit for people who have animals to have to pay a higher tax rate than other consumers. i know, living in new york makes it difficult as it is to keep and maintain pets because of overcrowding, and limited resources - such as parks, lawns, etc. youre already at a disadvantage. this senator wants to increase/create a tax specifically for pet owners in order to 'increase revenue for pet shelters'. we all know damn well that thats a crock of shit because the money will somehow end up right back in this man's pocket. i am a pet owner, and i love my animals. i cannot stand to see sick, mistreated, or homeless animals. i think our society as a whole needs to do something about the despondent pet population. our shelters and animal hospitals are severely underfunded and understaffed. most of them survive solely off of donations. i know of more than one animal shelter locally that has had to close down in the last few years because they couldnt get enough donations of time, money, or other resources to stay afloat. one was on the nearby (70 miles) indian reservation. they ended up farming out pets to other shelters in the state, and euthanizing many others. the other shelter, was started by my aunt joy when she lived in carlsbad (76 miles). she had received an inheritance when her mother passed on and she used a good portion of that money to build and maintain an animal shelter there, because she couldnt bear to acknowledge the conditions of the city maintained pound. she moved away, and for a few years, Noah's Ark did rather well, then all of a sudden donations dried up and they closed. the building still sits there, empty.

if this senator's so-called 'good intentions' were going to actually benefit the society in which he lives, if i was a new yorker, i would support him. but i cant, in good conscience say that i know those revenues will be used for animal shelters and local pounds operated by animal control.

also, many people are unaware of the fact that animal control shelters are actually a division of the city government; oftentimes they are run by the sheriffs department or the local police department. we all know how underappreciated our law enforcement departments and personnel are, and how little they see in tax revenues that were 'designed specifically to benefit' them. we also know how important it is to protect our officers.... money earmarked for shelters wont go to the shelters, just like money earmarked for our police officers gets sidetracked somewhere along the way. for the record, all the policemen and policewomen i know have had to pay for their own uniforms, their own vests, their own weapons, as well as extra training required by their jobs in order to be the best they can be.

so here's to senator idiot, who wants to put more hardship on pet owners. who wants a guy who promises to increase taxes? even if it is for a supposedly 'good cause.'

PROVE IT! PROVE THAT THE MONEY WILL GO TO SHELTERS AND TO ANIMAL CONTROL TO CREATE AWARENESS, BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS, UPGRADE EQUIPMENT, UPDATE BUILDINGS, AND INCREASE PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF LOST AND HOMELESS PETS.

article can be found here, courtesy of maxnmike/cyberdad: Paw and Claw Tax

that could prove to be incredibly expensive for me, considering that i have three dogs and one cat. in addition, i also help take care of my grandmas dog and her cat. mom has two dogs and a cat, dad has three dogs and two cats, and my sister has two dogs. my family would end up paying a buttload of money to this guy.