Mugged by California DMV?
Pardon me if I'm covering plowed ground here, but I couldn't find any threads on this topic... My annual registration renewal is to be $880! I've owned a couple of gas rigs in the past, the last wa...
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bukzin wrote:
I am among the group that enjoys what my California
tax dollars go to.
There are a few of us lucky to live in our state of choice.
That brings up a very good question: where do our taxes go?! We pay the 5th highest gas tax in the country and for that very high price we have the 7th worst roads of all the states:
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From zerohedge.com May 2016, California gas tax is 50.8 cents, the 5th highest in the nation!
From BusinessInsider.com July 2015,California roads rated 7th worst out of the 50 states:
7. California
Percentage of roads in poor/mediocre condition: 68%
Structurally deficient/functionally obsolete bridges: 6, 953
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Having lived here in Kalifornistan for over 70 years, I have been held against my will for the past 14 years, our retirement years, when we could have lived anywhere we wanted. But dear Wifey has family here and won't budge. I am a prisoner of love!
While I hate living here because of the crowds, the traffic, the crime (I'm near Stockton, CA), the taxes, ad infinitum, I envy those who like it here because it ain't likely I'll be moving 'til they move me out feet first.
-Dale
