Idiot Tax

In these tough economic times, I would like to take this opportunity to propose my own new tax, "The Idiot Tax". It would take out country right out of the recession if IDIOTS were taxed for their actions.

I am not saying that ignorance, accidents or mishaps should be taxed. We are human after all, and shit happens. I am proposing a tax on people who knowingly do stupid things in order to satisfy their own needs.

For example, handicap parking. If someone parks in a handicap spot because they want to be close to the store and are too lazy to talk a couple of feet, they should not only be fined for their actions, they should be taxed for being an IDIOT!

Examples of common idiocy can go on and on. We could tax speeding tickets. If you get into your 2000 pound SUV and drive 85 mph on the parkway, you indeed are an IDIOT, and should not only be fined for the offense, but taxed for being an IDIOT! Hell, one evening on the LIE should offset the Nassau County Deficit by 50%.

We could eliminate the other 50% of the deficit by applying an idiot tax to people driving with their cell phones plastered to their ears, and people who disregard stop signs. The list is endless, just in the area of driving and parking.