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General_Salami t1_jeadv58 wrote

This fucking state is getting absurd. I’m a steadfast dem and even I’ll readily say that between paid leave, childcare, clean heat standard, and now registration fees I’m gonna be paying so many taxes and fees for services I won’t even be eligible for. It’s baffling to me that a state full of second homes and short term rentals, with a rapidly aging population, is choosing to place the bulk of the tax burden on the middle class.

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FearandLoathinginBTV OP t1_jeahw73 wrote

The thing I can’t stand the most about this article (and taxes up here in general tbh), is how one of the members of the committee tried to disguise it as making “folks using services at the DMV pay a little more of their share.”

At what point is a does something that you are obligated to do by law stop being a service?

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chohls t1_jeapfbz wrote

They call it a "service" but it's one the State forces you to seek out under threat of fines or imprisonment...seems like a pretty shitty service to me.

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General_Salami t1_jeaz0sj wrote

Exactly! I get literally zero value from having to constantly re-register my car, get my inspections, and renew my license. Sure we should make sure people aren’t driving cars that are leaking or falling apart but that doesn’t warrant this level of scrutiny and fees. They’re clearly looking to discourage the use of single occupancy vehicles and drive more funds into the transportation fund now that we’re being more proactive with climate mitigation/fare free transit and grappling with inflationary pressures—both are understandable but they’re shifting the cost burden to the wrong people. If we’re gonna put up with all of these rich folks moving up here the least we can do is tax the shit out of them so we can offset the affordability crisis they’re creating. The same goes for climate!

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