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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SoonerATC" data-source="post: 1947244" data-attributes="member: 9576">I don't remember doing that.  In any case, businesses do benefit from police and fire departments, but I believe those are paid for by individuals through sales taxes and property taxes (which the business pays as well).  So not only does the owner and the employees of the business fund these services as individuals, the business itself also gets burdened. Why should businesses be taxed for a service that's already being paid for through other sources?  My original argument was against taxing "intangibles".  That's ridiculous and was the point of my contention with this proposed state question.</blockquote>