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EDGEMAN
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Just for your privilege of owning them.

You paid taxes when you bought them. You pay taxes on its fuel. You pay registration fees every year to operate them on the road, and you pay property taxes just for the privilege of owning them. I'm sure there is probably at least one more tax thrown in I didn't mention... Anyone else think that's a lot of taxes on our automobiles?
Posted: 06/25/2025 at 03:15 PM ET
(In response to this post by JoesterVT)

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Months ago I saw a Rolls Royce here in Midlo with Montana plates and I was
HokieDan95 • 06/25/25 01:57 PM ET
Makes lot of sense! I pay a king's ransom in tax on my car & it's NO Rolls!**
HOKIERIT • 06/25/25 08:12 PM ET
Yeah you left a wax build up on the Rolls that I had to get buffed out
HwoodHokie • 06/25/25 07:09 PM ET
My neighbor has his vehicles registered in Florida for the same reason.**
MP4VT2004 • 06/25/25 05:00 PM ET
Along with every Navy guy on the planet. **
Stork • 06/25/25 05:06 PM ET
…moving to Montana soon. gonna be a dental floss tycoon.**
chumley • 06/25/25 04:58 PM ET
Dinah-Mo Humm...is that you?->
HOKIERIT • 06/25/25 08:15 PM ET
What if you live in Montana and drive a pick up truck?**
Tuckahokie • 06/25/25 04:46 PM ET
maybe even have a "recreational vehicle."?
HokieDan95 • 06/25/25 04:57 PM ET
And drive state to state. No papers. They let you do that.**
Spud • 06/25/25 05:34 PM ET
When we moved from AK back to VA in '07 we were hit with the VA tax rate...
Major Kong • 06/25/25 03:46 PM ET
Rolls Royce
OFHokie • 06/25/25 03:28 PM ET
Makes sense....I pay like a grand a year on my low end cars**
JoesterVT • 06/25/25 03:02 PM ET
Just for your privilege of owning them. ◄
EDGEMAN • 06/25/25 03:15 PM ET
In their word, "garaging" them
TomTurkey • 06/25/25 07:56 PM ET
If you live in NOVA, then you pay an emissions "tax."**
VTHokie2000 • 06/25/25 03:38 PM ET
If you have a fuel efficient engine you pay more taxes for your prudence.**
Spud • 06/25/25 05:35 PM ET
I wish Virginia politicians would get that message. We have the highest...
EDGEMAN • 06/25/25 02:00 PM ET
On a purely theoretical level, I feel like property taxes are technically
Tafkam Hokie • 06/25/25 05:20 PM ET
Real estate and personal property taxes are “lifetime” taxes
WestEndHokie39 • 06/26/25 02:36 PM ET
Spending is our issue**
turkeywinghokie • 06/25/25 10:05 PM ET
Which would make it regressive
WestyHokie • 06/25/25 06:55 PM ET
That's why I like a flat tax perhaps with upper and lower 'adjustments'
vt90 • 06/25/25 07:16 PM ET
Yep…an excellent concept. Complexity gives the politicians power.**
WestEndHokie39 • 06/26/25 02:38 PM ET
I even have the pleasure of paying car tax to the town and the county
JoesterVT • 06/25/25 03:03 PM ET
Exactly in the same boat 😡**
astrohokie • 06/25/25 03:12 PM ET
...and very middle of the pack overall
Beerman • 06/25/25 02:27 PM ET
I just want it lowered to where it's in the middle of US taxes...
EDGEMAN • 06/25/25 02:44 PM ET
So what goes up to cover the difference?
Beerman • 06/25/25 02:47 PM ET
How about spending goes down? I know, I know. Fantasy land.**
vt90 • 06/25/25 03:01 PM ET
A nice idea, but hard to properly achieve because there are very few things
VTHokie2000 • 06/25/25 03:14 PM ET
True, but I think all voters agree that waste and fraud are unnecessary.
MP4VT2004 • 06/25/25 03:52 PM ET
I agree with you that all voters agree with the concept. The problem
VTHokie2000 • 06/25/25 04:05 PM ET
VA is currently jacking up the gas tax, and I don't recall a cut to offset.**
EDGEMAN • 06/25/25 02:48 PM ET
Well
Beerman • 06/25/25 03:00 PM ET
Repealing it has been proposed many times and it always fails ...
vt90 • 06/25/25 02:09 PM ET
Don't repeal it, just lower it to somewhere in the middle of US States.**
EDGEMAN • 06/25/25 02:43 PM ET