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bucolic_frolic

(51,689 posts)
45. Yes, that's correct.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 08:00 AM
Apr 2025

But renewals were about $36 not so long ago. Now it's ... $50? County use fee was said to pay for bridges. Once they get the bridges fixed, will it go away? No. They'll say it's for traffic lights. DOT are profit centers for states. Fees for everything. Buy, sell, license, drive, fix. They sent me new plates. What's wrong with the old ones? Nothing. But they said they could be illegible, non-reflective, torn. There's no direct charge for the new plates. But they pay for them from something else. Then there's the insurance discount for completing driving 65 course. Licensed by the state. Entrepreneurs. Once you get a state contract, you set up for generations.

Everything is so complicated.

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I will ship the fascists 20 dollars worth of pennies. nt ImNotGod Apr 2025 #1
Insider tip: Send nickels instead oswaldactedalone Apr 2025 #22
Musk must be livid, right? lapfog_1 Apr 2025 #2
I think it's a distraction. Throw it out; it won't fly, but the chumps didn't see what we snuck through mpcamb Apr 2025 #60
This is going to save us money, how, exactly? Initech Apr 2025 #3
And how are they going to collect these fees? Not every car owner is a taxpayer, and not every taxpayer is a SWBTATTReg Apr 2025 #4
Just a guess, but it would probably appear as a line item cloudbase Apr 2025 #9
Yup. Easy Peasy. Mr. Evil Apr 2025 #14
Hopefully, 100% Nasruddin Apr 2025 #23
It wouldn't surprise me if states added that fee on top of the tax. cloudbase Apr 2025 #39
Is that what they already do with federal gas taxes? MichMan Apr 2025 #32
The text of the released draft makes it clear. Igel Apr 2025 #19
Doesn't this require the states to play ball? GregariousGroundhog Apr 2025 #54
Yes. Igel Apr 2025 #61
I saw Reagan judo-chop with that argument one time. Ursus Rex May 2025 #66
And where does the buffoon plan dweller Apr 2025 #5
State vehicle registration fee pass through. nt kelly1mm Apr 2025 #51
What a batshit, stupid idea nt wolfie001 Apr 2025 #6
This will fly like a lead balloon with all those ... Tarzanrock Apr 2025 #7
must preserve internal combustion Eugene Apr 2025 #8
Based on 280 million registered vehicles in the USA, JMCKUSICK Apr 2025 #10
It wouldn't surprise me to pay both Marthe48 Apr 2025 #11
It's not eliminating the gas tax, it's in addition muriel_volestrangler Apr 2025 #13
It says that we'd be "moving away from the Federal fuel tax". TOTAL LIE and they know it Bengus81 May 2025 #68
So $180 a year extra for owning an electric vehicle, which is the tax on 978 gallons muriel_volestrangler Apr 2025 #12
You misread... regnaD kciN Apr 2025 #27
On top of state personal property tax. underpants Apr 2025 #29
Yep...we have that State tax in Kansas,along with the "registration" which can be higher Bengus81 Apr 2025 #63
Ah, so slightly worse (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2025 #44
Virginia already has something like this underpants Apr 2025 #28
just remember, if your car is a tesla, it is lying to you.... getagrip_already Apr 2025 #53
More taxes on working people so billionaires can get tax cuts! SunSeeker Apr 2025 #15
I don't know if I can handle all this ... sheshe2 Apr 2025 #34
And a huge tax on many retirees that drive little...like myself. Bengus81 Apr 2025 #62
Ordinary hybrids are 10% of new car sales. EV''s + plug in hybrids + ordinary hybrids are 21% of new sales progree Apr 2025 #16
Yep. I have a hybrid. The battery assists the engine. underpants Apr 2025 #26
This doesn't bode well for the already rapidly aging American highway system. flashman13 Apr 2025 #17
They hate non-regressive taxes. Guess what type these are? nt kelly1mm Apr 2025 #52
As soon as he describes something as "beautiful", PatSeg Apr 2025 #18
Some states already tax if you have an electric vehicle or hybrid. tetedur Apr 2025 #20
Always the OPPOSITE of what good sense would offer. nt Exp Apr 2025 #21
oooh. tax cuts......oh, my fee went up again. bait + swith. amerikkkans are stupid. taxesfees pansypoo53219 Apr 2025 #24
They're flailing around now, trying to come up with something, anything Warpy Apr 2025 #25
Remember when the Repiglickens used to refer to our team as "tax & spend liberals"? Montauk6 Apr 2025 #30
Yeah, tax and spend Bob_in_VA Apr 2025 #31
And their former Messiah/Guru/Yogi Ronald Reagan popularized that saying about the libs Montauk6 Apr 2025 #65
I Think The Republican Base Would Happily Give Up Their Social Security and Medicare... TomCADem Apr 2025 #33
Financially stew-pud Grins Apr 2025 #35
What difference? Aussie105 Apr 2025 #36
"Solution? Windows got bricked in." BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #37
Why you need to be taxed on Old Crank Apr 2025 #38
Registration cost here has almost tripled over the last 5 years bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #40
I *think* you are in PA? BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #43
Yes, that's correct. bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #45
My 2-year was $90 last week BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #46
The big problem with the gas tax money is that the PA State Police are also Deminpenn Apr 2025 #49
I heard, I think a couple weeks ago, that the State Police portion was going to be fixed BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #50
Public projects are sometimes or always posted for public viewing bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #58
That county fee has been in effect for awhile now Deminpenn Apr 2025 #48
I only started doing the registration "online" in 2023 BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #55
As an owner of 2 Chevy EVs this doesn't scare me. Screw 'em. 634-5789 Apr 2025 #41
Another Republican Tax Historic NY Apr 2025 #42
Their trying to word it like the Fed fuel tax would drop off. Total 100% fucking LIE. Bengus81 May 2025 #67
If they do cut the federal gas tax Old Crank Apr 2025 #47
Fee? It's a tax JustAnotherGen Apr 2025 #56
Repubs, the party of small government. area51 Apr 2025 #57
This isn't a bad idea, to be honest NickB79 Apr 2025 #59
"one big beautiful bill." tonekat Apr 2025 #64
US House Republicans drop federal $20 vehicle registration fee, back $250 EV fee Eugene May 2025 #69
"The proposal includes $12.5 billion for air traffic control reform efforts, down from $15 billion in an early draft." BumRushDaShow May 2025 #70
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