>>On some transactions which are exempt (insurance for instance) a corresponding insurance tax is levyed.
>>But a land/property transaction is not a sale in the typical biz sense... Why a sales tax ?
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>I can think of one reason: they want your money.

But normally they are less blatant about it
[although I remember fuming at those attempts trying to label energy tax hikes as "green"
and just not believing any new car-related income would be used to further street repair-
already most of gas and car tax is reallocated away from traffic enhancements...]