None of us here would disagree that our hobby is expensive and disgressionary spending. Very few in our hobby make money on the sale of our cars. How many ads do you see where the seller is claiming that they have more in the car than they are asking? What he fails to understand is that we buy parts, insurance, tow trucks, cross country shipping and labor for repairs; all taxed and generating revenue for other businesses. We also attend shows where we buy gas, hotel rooms, food, entry fees that support charities, and other entertainment while at shows. In fact there is a professor at Ole Miss that did a study on cars shows and the amount of money they pump into the local economies. Tax the cars and a lot of these will end and I am sure that what we do now generates more downstream revenue for the government than the proposed tax.