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Originally posted by Kuciwalker
That's illegal, genius.
That's illegal, genius.
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No it's not. You pay tax on cars you buy out of state in California.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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isn't this just one of those examples that makes you think state/national government tax law and budgets need to be just completely thrown out and rewritten?
Sure 26 million is "chump change" alone. I'd be willing to bet there's enough other chump change rattling around in the seams of California's budget to balance the sucker with room to spare. Sure, eliminating avacado grower subsidies, tax breaks for gym floor resurfacers, blah, blah, blah is going to hurt someone initially, but there have got to be enough dispensable pork programs in there to make the system more healthy in the long run, don't there? Wouldn't cleaning house make sense? Go back to basics, then work up from there.
I know that's pie in the sky stuff, and is completely impossible. The emperor would be shown to have no clothes and the national economy would collapse and all that stuff.The undeserving maintain power by promoting hysteria.Comment
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It's called a "Use fee".Originally posted by Kidicious
No it's not. You pay tax on cars you buy out of state in California.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Originally posted by Oerdin
Elizabeth G. Hill, the Republican shill Kontiki quoted, is a lying piece of ****. Even worse then your average whore politician.
Where is she quoted?
"The French caused the war [Persian Gulf war, 1991]" - Ned
"you people who bash Bush have no appreciation for one of the great presidents in our history." - Ned
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Whatever. It prevents people from buying things out of state to prevent taxation.Originally posted by Oerdin
It's called a "Use fee".I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Like Oerdin said, you pay a tax in order ot use the car in California. Actual tarrifs on good brought into the state are blatantly unconstitutional (with a lot of court decisions backing that up) and impossible to enforce.Originally posted by Kidicious
No it's not. You pay tax on cars you buy out of state in California.Comment
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STFU. I'm not interested.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Like Oerdin said, you pay a tax in order ot use the car in California. Actual tarrifs on good brought into the state are blatantly unconstitutional (with a lot of court decisions backing that up) and impossible to enforce.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Then don't post about it, moron.Originally posted by Kidicious
STFU. I'm not interested.Comment
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BTW, here's the bill that was voted on:
To highlight:This bill would expand this presumption to a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft
In other words, not just yachts.
And here's the impact once again:
To highlight:The bill would extend from 90 days to a full year the amount of time a new yacht or aircraft bought out of state must be stored outside California in order to avoid the state’s sales and use tax. Closing the loophole would bring in an estimated $5 million this year and $21 million next year.
Just 99% of the budget deficit left to go!"The French caused the war [Persian Gulf war, 1991]" - Ned
"you people who bash Bush have no appreciation for one of the great presidents in our history." - Ned
"I wish I had gay sex in the boy scouts" - DissidentComment
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I'm not interested in you. Get it.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Then don't post about it, moron.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
- Justice Brett KavanaughComment
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Exactly [sarcasm excluded]Originally posted by Kontiki
Just 99% of the budget deficit left to go!
That's why it's a big deal that so much time was spent on it as opposed to more contentious and important cuts, like education etc.
A) it's not a big chunk of the budget and would impact few people, so why debate it so long
B) it's a no-brainer that it should pass, so why debate it so long
(if you try to argue that it's not worth doing because the amount is too small, my head may explode)The undeserving maintain power by promoting hysteria.Comment
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"Take care of the pennies, and the dollars will watch out for themselves." ... Poor Richard's Almanac.Originally posted by Kontiki
Just 99% of the budget deficit left to go!
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So, there is no loophole at all, not that that was unexpected.
What is the use fee for the toothpasite I brought with me from Viginia for my CA vacation? Or the socks I will be wearing? Will that be a double charge?"The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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Originally posted by Patroklos
So, there is no loophole at all ... What are you talking about????
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More good news
California’s budget gap jumps to $16 billion
State legislative analyst calls on lawmakers to consider raising taxes — not just rely on spending cuts as Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed.
By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 20, 2008
SACRAMENTO -- California's budget shortfall has swollen from $14.5 billion to $16 billion, according to the state's chief budget analyst, who calls on lawmakers to reject the governor's approach for closing the deficit through spending cuts alone and consider raising taxes.
Legislative Analyst Elizabeth G. Hill, whom lawmakers of both parties look to for advice on fiscal matters, says the depressed housing market and high energy prices will cause revenues to sag even more than the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger projected last month.
The increase in the size of the deficit, detailed in a report Hill released this morning, essentially erases the emergency spending cuts lawmakers have made so far to bring the budget into balance. Those actions, approved by the Legislature and governor late last week, amounted to roughly $2 billion in service reductions targeted largely at school programs and health care for the poor.
In her report, Hill criticizes the governor's plan to balance the budget largely by making a 10% across-the-board cut to every government program as reflecting "little effort to prioritize and determine which state programs provide essential services or are most critical to California's future."
While the governor and GOP lawmakers have vowed to block any tax increases, Hill says such an approach "unnecessarily limits the range of budget solution options." She calls on lawmakers to conduct a top-to-bottom review of every tax break the state offers. The report says at least a dozen of those tax breaks are ripe for modification or elimination, which would generate $2.7 billion in revenues. They include tax credits individuals can claim for dependent children and seniors and companies can claim for research and development, as well as hiring low income workers.
GOP lawmakers have already blocked a legislative proposal to eliminate another tax break on Hill's list: a loophole that allows buyers of yachts to avoid paying sales tax if they keep their newly purchased boats out of California for 90 days. Democrats call it the "sloophole."Comment
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