Excise taxes are taxes paid when purchases are made on a specific good, such as gasoline. Excise taxes are often included in the price of the product. There are also excise taxes on activities, such as on wagering or on highway usage by trucks. One of the major components of the excise program is motor fuel. 2014 Fuel Tax Credit Extenders.
Patton died in Germany on December 21, 1945, as a result of injuries from an automobile accident twelve days earlier. Patton's colorful image, hard-driving personality and success as a commander were at times overshadowed by his controversial public statements.
exists and is an alternate of . General Patton was injured on December 9, 1945, when the car in which he was a passenger collided with a truck in Germany. He received a spinal cord injury which paralyzed him from the neck down, and he died of a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung) on December 21, 1945. + 98 others found this useful.