Impact Tax

[Tbaumer]

We have a proposed House Bill 2877 in Oregon that's being called an Impact Tax.
If passed, it will be a $1,000.00 tax every 5 years on 20 year and older vehicles.
The one exception is if it is registered as an antique vehicle.
Of course, then your driving miles are limited.
Another extended groping finger for revenue from the gang green communists in our state.

 

[javelinadave]

I'm not surprised one bit but your still better off then the folks in CA.

 

[Tbaumer]

I'm not surprised one bit but your still better off then the folks in CA.

I could copy and paste this to almost every complaint from any other state.

Thanks for putting it in perspective !

 

[mgreenspan]

What's the "impact"? They are basically taxing poor people $200 a year for being poor and owning an old car. Is it to make up for the fact that older cars have lower annual registration fees?

 

[RBBailey]

They may have already cancelled the plans.

...of course, this is Oregon. It could be that they are just telling the media they are cancelling those plans, but they will pass it anyway in an illegal, secret vote.

 

[SARTech]

What's the "impact"? They are basically taxing poor people $200 a year for being poor and owning an old car. Is it to make up for the fact that older cars have lower annual registration fees?

I think it is a form of 'carbon footprint tax', they are thinking that older cars are not as efficient and harder on the environment. Therefore in order to save the planet and stave off global warming, evil older-car-owner's must pay....they are doing it for the children.

 

[Ray_G]

Facilitates elements from many sides; the car industry gets the benefit of incentivizing new car purchases and the left believes they are removing polluting cars.

That reality with regard to pollution of a 20yr old vehicle compared to that of producing a modern car offset that false equivalence is not important in today's superficial politics.