[AT] Rail cars.

[Ralph Goff]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len Rugen" <rugenl at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Rail cars.


> Another correction, neither trucks nor railroads pay taxes, only consumers 
> pay taxes.  The truck and rail taxes are just a cost of doing buisiness 
> passed on in their charges.
>
> Actually farmers pay taxes too, when someone else sets the price of what 
> we sell, it's hard to pass along our expenses.  And we get to pay the full 
> 15% "self employment" tax.  I tried to say I was actually employed by the 
> bank, but it didn't work.
>
> Len Rugen

So true Len. I sometimes think it would be nice to be able to pass on my 
increased operating costs to the end user of my grain.

Ralph in Sask.