Board:   [WWIVnet] General Chat
Subject: Re: saving on taxes
From:    Weatherman #1 @1 (Mark)
To:      Jahmas #29 @707
Date:    Sat Jun 27, 2026 11:45

J> Ouch! In "Taxachusetts" we have an excise tax on cars annually for
J> infrastructure i.e., pot holes, bridges etc. If I remember correctly
J> didn't we pay this tax when we purchased the car in Maryland? Wasn't it a
J> one time tax? Anyhow, I've been here since 2010 now. Still do the
J> emissions thing annually except my wife has an old Volvo that is exempt
J> now. Everyone here drives a beater i.e., old Toyota pickups. Good used
J> cars are a hot commodity. I was just in Los Angeles a week ago and I
J> noticed that everyone was driving a science fiction BMW, Mercedes or Audi.
J> Not to mention they drive like lunatics on Ventura Hwy like nobody is
J> watching.

Correct.  Each time you buy new or used, it used to be a 4% excise tax.  Moore
raised it to 6.5%.  When I bought my used truck, that ended up being a $2500
tax, not to mention registration, title, etc..etc..

There is no budget here.  Just one giant slush fund for the crooks to steal.

- Mark

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