Illinois trying to tax rain

a reply to: dogstar23

I was thinking paying $7800/year in property taxes on a modest home might cover my share of taking care of such basic services.

Pfffffffffft, $7800, chump change. As long as you are breathing and have a red cent in your pocket, it will never be enough.
I lived there for years and still kick myself for all the taxes I paid (hundred of thousands of dollars) while I lived there! Luckily I was able to leave while it was still relatively easy.

Just one more very lame excuse to pick your pocket..pathetic.

It’s the logical conclusion, you are personally accountable for ... the rain, acs of god. Please, tax the wind and the grass stealing precious clean energy! a reply to: JAGStorm

Meh, this is just capitalism, and 'muricans are always telling me capitalism is a good thing.

So what's the problem?

originally posted by: AtomicKangaroo
Meh, this is just capitalism, and 'muricans are always telling me capitalism is a good thing.

Who told you that was capitalism? You were misinformed. This is nothing more than evil greed, not capitalism.

a reply to: JAGStorm


This isn't a tax on rain, it's a tax on big companies that pave over everything but cheap out on putting in fresh water drainage. If Walmart puts in a big parking lot and the runoff floods out neighboring homes then it's only right that they pay for it.