Letter to Colorado Governor Ritter regarding new vehicle

[Joshua Van Tol]

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM, DeWitt Harrison <six-rs at comcast.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:36:14 -0400
> "kneale at coslink.net" <kneale at coslink.net> wrote:
>
> > Wow, $280 more for SEVEN cars? And that DOUBLED your previous fees? I pay
> > more than that PER CAR to license each of my Audis.  Michigan bases its
> > annual license plate fee on the manufacturer's original vehicle price,
> and
> > you pay that fee each year until it qualifies as an antique.
>
> Not surprised. Michigan is in the top three states, I think, for big taxes
> behind New York and New Jersey. I hear that's not working out so well
> for the state, economy-wise.
>

I think that has more to do with having been big in manufacturing from the
start. Southern states and western states never had manufacturing economies
historically, and thus have a lot less to lose from globalization and
economic downturns. While high taxes might have something to do with it,
they're certainly not *THE* cause of Michigan's current woes.