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vt90
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How about spending goes down? I know, I know. Fantasy land.

Posted: 06/25/2025 at 03:01 PM ET
(In response to this post by Beerman)

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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