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FearandLoathinginBTV OP t1_jeahw73 wrote

Reply to comment by General_Salami in Vermont House considers increasing DMV fees by FearandLoathinginBTV

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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