Innovative Taxation

First the words from the Beatles song, The Taxman:

Let me tell you how it will be;

There's one for you, nineteen for me.
'Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

Should five per cent appear too small,
Be thankful I don't take it all.
'Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

(if you drive a car,) - I’ll tax the street;
(if you try to sit,) - I’ll tax your seat;
(if you get too cold,) - I’ll tax the heat;
(if you take a walk,) - I'll tax your feet.
Taxman!

'Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

Don't ask me what I want it for,
If you don't want to pay some more. 
'Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

These lyrics seem an appropriate lead in to the new tax recently passed by a local town, Mission Kansas.  The innovative tax is called the Driveway tax.  The Mission city manager crafted this new tax that logically extends every one's driveway to the number of trips an average land owner will take per day.  It seems that a resident of the city with one driveway will make 14 trips per day on city streets.  For the privilege of those 14 trips, Mission accesses a $75 per year tax.  If you are fortunate enough to own 2 residences, the bill is $150 per year.  Nobody is exempt, not even churches.  Business owners get hit the hardest as the number of parking places are counted as driveways.  A local business, Target, is accessed $75k per year.
 
The net effect of these taxes is that of any tax, those who are burdened by it must either cut back spending in other ways, or charge more for their goods and services.  By installing this tax, the Mission city council has put their residences and businesses at a competitive disadvantage to adjoining cities.  This disadvantage will remain unless and until nearby cities do the same thing.  And that you can bank on.
 
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(if you park a car,) - I’ll tax your driveway
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