| Author | Message | ||
| Ed P. (Ebp)
Member Username: Ebp Post Number: 261 Registered: 12-2002 |
Dave... Damn!! I'm seeing red!  | ||
| Ralph Koslin (Ralfabco)
Member Username: Ralfabco Post Number: 865 Registered: 3-2002 |
Dave those pics rock !! Art: Oregon will not work for the middle class. As always they are going to take it on the chin. Yes; that is the father who makes 50K a year in Calif and has a wife and children. That works just great for him when it comes time to purchase a new Ford Truck. AZ and NV never looked better. You cannot tax the citizens of a State to create wealth. It does not work. | ||
| Ed P. (Ebp)
Member Username: Ebp Post Number: 260 Registered: 12-2002 |
Jerry, I was wondering if you got your car yet. Let us know how it is when it gets there. | ||
| Jerry Slagle (Slag_328gts)
Junior Member Username: Slag_328gts Post Number: 64 Registered: 9-2003 |
Sucks big time - My 328 is getting delivered tomorrow - I went to the DMV on the 30th (it was a zoo), but they won't let me start the registration for an out of state vehicle without it being there. | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Advanced Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 2663 Registered: 6-2001 |
It isn't a big deal. The tax is going away, no matter what happens in the election. For the intrim, think about Oregon. Art | ||
| Nebula Class (Nebulaclass)
Member Username: Nebulaclass Post Number: 540 Registered: 11-2002 |
And Dave - That anime pic ROCKS! Big, floppy boobs....thank you Lord! | ||
| Nebula Class (Nebulaclass)
Member Username: Nebulaclass Post Number: 539 Registered: 11-2002 |
I hate California politics, but I can't copmplain. I'm getting paid $18k/year to go to UCLA, and the VA is paying me another $9k on top of that. Put THAT in your pipe and smoke it, libs! A damn conservative SUCKIN' UP YOUR MONEY! WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Advanced Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 2926 Registered: 1-2002 |
Some things to make Kalifornians smile:    | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Intermediate Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 2168 Registered: 11-2002 |
I have to get outta here... Cheers | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Advanced Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 2923 Registered: 1-2002 |
JScott & Ralph are right. And for your new 3x rapage fee, you get to fill your Ferrari with 91 octane SWILL at a 50 cent premium, too, thanks to Davis' allowing of a refining/distribution monopoly in that state. Oh, and I hope you also like those great electricity rates Davis & cronies also negotiated for you for the next 30 years, too. BOHICA, Kalifornia taxpayers! | ||
| Ralph Koslin (Ralfabco)
Member Username: Ralfabco Post Number: 860 Registered: 3-2002 |
They all want your $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Amazing that only in gov't beaureaucracies do they ever come up with a "3X" increase. In Houston they decided to try for a 300% increase in the school tax a few years ago. They settled on a 134% increase. That is so reasonable. I suppose these libs are just jealous of socialism. | ||
| Thomas I (Wax)
Member Username: Wax Post Number: 433 Registered: 7-2003 |
Property Tax is comparatively low, but Gas is 50� higher a gallon than most anywhere in US. That 50� gouge came about after Davis's ill-advised buy on energy after a few rolling electrical blackouts. (Bustamante co-sponsored the legislation on the electricity blunder). | ||
| j scott leonard (Jscott)
Member Username: Jscott Post Number: 568 Registered: 1-2002 |
I would argue that it just isn't the result of a poor economy but instead, the financial problems in this state are more the result of gross overspending. In the days of a flush treasurery, the liberal state legislature inacted more entitlement programs than could ever be resonably sustained. Once inacted, these programs become somehow sacred. The answer is not an increase in the taxes we pay, the answer is in cutting spending! Regardless of what the political goofs are saying, Bustamante, Huffington, Davis ect, the people of this state are grossly overtaxed. Income tax is 9%, property tax is high, sales taxes average over 7.5%, vehicle taxes are high, and the list goes on. Spending must be cut, taxes lowered and controls put in that will restrain the legislature's spending. Only then will this state regain financial stability. It is too simple to blame the budget mess on a bad economy, the problems are more systemic in poor financial controls and lack of responsible spending. I love this state but am disgusted with the Sacramento political hacks. | ||
| 911 Fan (911fan)
Junior Member Username: 911fan Post Number: 53 Registered: 5-2003 |
The "car tax increase" is the result of legislation signed by Governor Wilson. In the halcyon days of the dot com era, the state treasury was flush and Wilson decided to slash the vehicle license fee (VLF) by two thirds. However, the legislation to reduce the VLF stipulated that if other state tax revenue was unable to compensate for the reduced VLF revenue then the original VLF would be restored (ie, the reduced rate would be tripled). What you're experiencing now is the result of that clause in Wilson's legislation being triggered by the lousy economy. | ||
| DL (Darth550)
Member Username: Darth550 Post Number: 391 Registered: 7-2003 |
Just saw a news story from a local Ford dealer that normally closes at 9:00pm. They are staying there until at least 2:00 am to wrap up deals (dated 9/30). What a mess! DL | ||
| spanky mcdoogle (Spanker)
New member Username: Spanker Post Number: 21 Registered: 9-2003 |
Consider moving to another state might be a good option... | ||
| James H. (Jamesh)
Junior Member Username: Jamesh Post Number: 226 Registered: 5-2001 |
Can anything be done about the increase in cost to register a car in California. It seems that in a few days, the fees will be 3 times more to register a car in sunny California. Is it legal what they are doing. |