Letter to Colorado Governor Ritter regarding new vehicle

[Ed Kellock]

It only (more than) doubles for those of us who have older vehicles.  Mine
range from 1985 to 1994 with the 1991 Avant going from 27.32 to 60.67,
difference of 33.35 times 8 equals an annual INcrease of 266.80.  This may
not seem like a whole lot, but in context it is exhorbitant.  Supposedly the
increase is based on vehicle weight.

None of this changes the fact that only one car will be on the road at any
give time and I'm not commuting anywhere and haven't been for over a year.
A specific case yes, but not especially unique these days with technology
allowing people to work from home more than ever before and the high
unemployment rate.

This increase does not touch any of the other traffic that puts a
significant strain on the roadway system here, tourists and over-the-road
commerce.  I'm subsidizing those industries and am not happy about it.

When a local sales tax proposal was on the ballot to benefit emergency
services (fire & police), I voted for it because it spreads the burden out
more appropriately across all the people who will benefit, renters,
tourists, as well as property owners.  Unfortunately it was voted down so
they came after the property taxes again which also failed.

California really is a special case, and a bit of one of shooting one's own
self in the foot, in a collective sense.  Start cutting services to those
who really don't deserve them and the budget will balance a lot quicker.

Maybe Ritter is preparing a move west.

Ed


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Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:03 AM
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Subject: RE: Letter to Colorado Governor Ritter regarding new vehicle


I doubt its anything that simple.  Licensing fees are political derivations
and can be based on rational and not so rational justifications.  We're
seeing a similar registration fee increase, the same one that led to the
ouster of the last governor here in Kahleefohnia ... no cries for a recall
this time.  

The thing is, license fees are only part of one's overall budget.  It may be
that vehicle license fees are higher in one state than another, but since I
don't know the whole picture in Colorado I'd be very hesitant to dismiss a
complaint to a doubling of licensing fees.

Steve Buchholz

-----Original Message-----

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.
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