Posted: 8/20/2007 3:00:24 PM EDT
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Just got my license tabs renewal notification in the mail today. There's a new $5 "wheelage tax" on this latest renewal notice, and it applies only to vehicles kept in Anoka, Dakota and Washington counties. No explanation is given about the origins and purpose of this tax. Just what the hell is a "wheelage tax" anyway? 
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It's the local version of the states' license plates. It's somewhat analogous to what you might have seen on cars from the Chicago area, with their little city stickers in the lower right corner of their windshield. I don't think that the local counties are actually sending out the stickers, just charging us the tax. It's just an entry level amount, $5, to get us used to paying the tax so that they can raise it later without us raising a ruckus.
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The tax is a punishment tax for not riding the bus or the train. In other words, they are taxing you for choosing to not be under the thumb of government... www.thisweek-online.com/2006/August/24tribdcwheeltax.html |
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Jokes about us throwing things in the water seem kind of untimely, but we need to have a serious tax revolt. Perhaps after enough small businesses flee the state, the collective representatives will figure out that taxing the piss out of everything isn't the answer. |
Time for a Boston Tea Party again. Let's toss all the legislators into the bay this time 
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Thanks for the link. I own a car but ride the bus to and from work everyday. Guess I'm double screwed, then. 
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A tax revolt? You want only to stop there? This needs to go much further than a simple tax revolt. |