As an opponent of the tax, I don't want to gloat, but — tell the truth — don't you get a little thrill up your leg (hat tip, Chris Matthews) when the dorks with sharpened pencils, pocket protectors, and Texas Instruments calculators screw it up? I oppose the tax because it singles out a single industry to carry the load — pre-K and other improvements — that should be borne by all, as is the cost of education, policing, and social services. The tax is regressive, falling hardest on small retailers and the lower classes, who are the biggest consumers even if they shouldn't be.