Virginia Transportation Funding Deal

So let me get this straight ... So if you incorporate(have a company registered) in DE and the car is owned by the corporation(company) - you could register the car in DE - which would avoiding the VA hybrid tax ... but because you are registered to do business in the state of VA - the corporation/company would still owe VA property tax on the company car because it is garaged in VA?

 

VA hybrid and alternative fuel vehicle owners have to already pay more than vehicles via their personal property tax - McDonnell is soo full of it.

 

Elections have consequences:

Source: Virginia elections, 2013 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bob Wilson

 

In this case bad consequences, increasing taxes was necessary, gas tax in particular. The nitwit tax on high mileage cars was a meaningless side show. The wacky fantasy of infinite tax cuts and "something for nothing" that characterize the GOP economic ideology have bankrupted the nation and many states. We layoff hundreds of thousands of teachers but give trillions to "too big to fail" Wall St. crooks, borrow from China and Middle East despots to do it. We wage an ongoing oil war for 22 years but don't raise taxes to pay for it.

In this case, for the more extreme right wing voters who vote in GOP primaries, raising the tax on high mileage cars was the only good tax in the package...gotta punish those pointed headed intellectuals and their Pious Prius's.

 

You are amongst friends here.

Tell us how you *really* feel.

 

Hahaha, no.


Texas, Red States Beat Blue States On Jobs, Growth In Past Decade - Investors.com


"In fact, of the 10 states that had the best economic performance over the past decade, all but two — Nevada and Washington — are solid red states, based on the past four presidential elections. Other top economic performers include Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, Idaho and Arizona.
At the other end of the spectrum, all but two of the worst-performing states are solidly blue. In addition to Michigan, bottom-dwelling states include New Jersey, Illinois, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The only non-blue states in the bottom 10 were Ohio and Missouri."

"States with lower taxes and less regulation outperform those that pursue Keynesian-style public policies," said study co-author Jonathan Williams, who is director of ALEC's Center for State Fiscal Reform. "And people are voting with their feet in favor of these states."
In addition, of the 10 states expected to do best economically this year, only two — Virginia and Florida — aren't solidly Republican.
And of the 10 states expected to fare worst, all but one — Montana — are solid blue states."

 

California economy is in the toilet and the gov is pulling our chains.

Unemployment rate is stubbornly high

Companies are slow to hire and jerk you around on benefits

Satisfaction rate among the working is at a all time low

It as ever been this bad since the 30's

Cali's GDP is stagnet

Business formation is low

Red tape is a burden

Taxes are a burden

 

Solid number 47 bro.

http://alec.org/docs/RSPS-6th-Edition

Come to VA, pay $64, and drive your Prius in the 5th best economy in the nation.

 

The study just validates what you see every day. Able mined adults hanging out in Starbucks during the day searching job boards. Companies reducing staff and expanding work load and threats from management is very common. Companies reducing benefits. Underemployment is typical. California is a Horror story. It starts in Washington we need new Leadership

 

Yep, It is pretty hard to dismiss what we see. The middle class now, increasingly called the "permanent underclass".

DBCassidy

 

I share everyones concerns with additional and ever escalating taxes. I have a job, I pay taxes, I have a business, I pay taxes, I own property, I pay taxes. I drive a Prius, live in Virginia, and will start paying a yearly $64 Hybrid car tax this year, in addition to personal property tax. Someone thinks I make enough to pay all the taxes I'm levied. Fortunate yes, glad to contribute, but how much is too much?

 

I'd like to hear your argument about the puissant power of a US President (ANY President) to change long-term economic trends at will. ...as compared to the power of the US Congress, assembled and possessed of a political will, which is a whole other discussion.

 

There is a 3d loophole: any active military member who kept their legal state of residence in another state (military can, for example, keep the state of residence of their enlistment as a legal state of residence for the duration of active duty), AND garages their car9s) on military property, i.e. the barracks, military housing, etc. However, if stopped by the VA State Police or local police, such a military member must show a military post vehicle registration to avoid a ticket.

 

The "it's congress it's not the president" excuse is a cop out. I can think of two democrat presidents off the top of my head that got sweeping economic legislation passed. FDR's "new deal" and Bill Clinton's deregulation of wall st and the mortgage industry, which is the reason we are where we are today. The president is the hub of the wheel, the leader. And unfortunately obama can't lead.

 

Being Pres is taking responsibility and making changes.

I like him, was just hoping the economy would be better by now.

Hopefully soon