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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Calif. Lawmakers Reportedly Plan To Triple Car Tax

California lawmakers have agreed to triple vehicle registration fees in an effort to close the state's $28 billion budget gap, the L.A. Times reported late Thursday.

The increased car license fees are expected to bring in more than $6 billion a year for state coffers, but it would cost many motorists hundreds of additional dollars annually.

The Times said many normally anti-tax Republican lawmakers had signed off on the proposal in exchange for a ballot measure to impose limits on future state spending.

Under the plan, the yearly fees would go up from the current .65 percent of the vehicle's value to 2 percent. For example, for a car valued at $25,000, the fee would go to $336.

However, it was not immediately clear if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would support the plan. He ran against the so-called car tax in 2003 and uopn being being elected, he quickly repealed the immensely unpopular tripling of the tax that had occurred at the time.
Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Old Nov 21, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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But if we dont stand ground now.. Its going to become a trend.

Taxing people that already do not have money is a bad idea. When people cant pay reg fee's they will fail with car insurance too... That's all we need is a bunch of those people driving around.
Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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WTF?!?! Let me get this straight....So is this for purchase of a new car and a regular annual registration after you bought your car as well? So, on a $50,000 is would be $1,000/year?!?!?

If it is the case than that is just not cool...Every state I live and have friends in; annual car registration fees are often less than $100 and are NOT value based. And the budget deficits are no where near as bad as California's. I think they need to fix some other problems before turning attention to a "low" motorist tax issue...

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isn't california trying to raise sales tax also? at least like 1.5% for each city?
Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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isn't california trying to raise sales tax also? at least like 1.5% for each city?
Don't forget about property tax! I do not own any, [so I have not been following it], but its a hot topic for my boss who rents out bunch of place.
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Originally Posted by Traxamillion
isn't california trying to raise sales tax also? at least like 1.5% for each city?
I heard 10% for the state on the whole.

So that $200 item just cost you $220.
Old Nov 21, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Terminator 2009

Time to Terminate the rest of the state. Since we have already blown up the schools and so on....

Time to send that cop in to save the state.
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I heard 10% for the state on the whole.

So that $200 item just cost you $220.
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Originally Posted by I<3subie
Calif. Lawmakers Reportedly Plan To Triple Car Tax

California lawmakers have agreed to triple vehicle registration fees in an effort to close the state's $28 billion budget gap, the L.A. Times reported late Thursday.

The increased car license fees are expected to bring in more than $6 billion a year for state coffers, but it would cost many motorists hundreds of additional dollars annually.

The Times said many normally anti-tax Republican lawmakers had signed off on the proposal in exchange for a ballot measure to impose limits on future state spending.

Under the plan, the yearly fees would go up from the current .65 percent of the vehicle's value to 2 percent. For example, for a car valued at $25,000, the fee would go to $336.

However, it was not immediately clear if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would support the plan. He ran against the so-called car tax in 2003 and uopn being being elected, he quickly repealed the immensely unpopular tripling of the tax that had occurred at the time.
well ****

Originally Posted by I<3subie
But if we dont stand ground now.. Its going to become a trend.

Taxing people that already do not have money is a bad idea. When people cant pay reg fee's they will fail with car insurance too... That's all we need is a bunch of those people driving around.
you are 100% correct, **** is gonna get crazy if we gotta bunch of uninsured cruisin around

Originally Posted by Traxamillion
isn't california trying to raise sales tax also? at least like 1.5% for each city?
yes they are.

Originally Posted by R-Dub
I heard 10% for the state on the whole.

So that $200 item just cost you $220.
you will only hit 10% if you are already paying 8.5% sales which a lot of place are but that is not uniform through out the whole state
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Originally Posted by Irish_car_B0mb
you will only hit 10% if you are already paying 8.5% sales which a lot of place are but that is not uniform through out the whole state
Aren't we in the Bay Area paying 8.5% already?
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alameda county is currently at 8.75%
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yes 8.75% already but whats the deal with the property tax thing?
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Property tax? What? Que? Huh? Whats going on?



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