Government in Action!

Hi ya! How're you doing? Having a taxing day? Aren't we all! As soon as you fill your mug with some delightfully perky coffee and manoeuver a virtual megamuffin onto your plate, I'll tell you about the latest tax in the State of Maryland in the US of A!

"Consider all the ways we're taxed," wrote Maryland's community Gazette in April -- when we're born, die, earn income, spend it, own property, sell it, attend entertainment venues, operate vehicles and pass wealth along after death, among others. 

Maryland has now added a tax on rain. To reduce stormwater runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, the Environmental Protection Agency assessed the state $14.8 billion, which the state will collect starting in July by taxing "impervious surfaces" -- any land area in its 10 largest counties that cannot directly absorb rainwater, such as roofs, driveways, patios and sidewalks.

Holy Doodle! Next thing you know, they'll be taxing your...you know! 

See ya, eh!

Bob