Pretty sure Starbucks, its franchisees, and affiliates all pay state and federal fuel and payroll taxes, and state/local sales taxes. When they own a location t

Pretty sure Starbucks, its franchisees, and affiliates all pay state and federal fuel and payroll taxes, and state/local sales taxes. When they own a location they will also pay state property tax; if not, their landlord will pay that tax with their rent. The fuel tax is especially relevant insofar as it’s explicitly meant to be a direct fee on the users of the roads to pay for the roads. Their drivers and those who contract for them in logistics will also pay for licensing, registration, and tolls. There’s a variety of meaningful discourse to have on the proper tax structure for Starbucks… but representing them as freeloaders on the roads and the police does not belong as part of it.