07-06-2007, 05:27 PM
In light of today's discussion, on my way to the county gov't center to pay last year's vehicle taxes, I thought about this some more. On 66, in several spots, they were handing out HOV tickets - but in doing so, the cops step out in to traffic so they can either check the car or pull them over. What does this do? Creates a traffic backup for 10 miles. As soon as we get past this nonsense, traffic flows normally. So, how is HOV and handing out tickets answering any question of revenue generation?
Once I get to the gov't center (to pay the property tax that I couldnt pay online because their online payment was broken), they dont take credit cards.... but they have a conveniently located ATM that they can charge you a fee to use. I could have paid with a check, but did not have the foresight to do so, since the person I spoke with on the phone there said they take credit cards. Hooray for serving the needs of the people.....
God forbid the state made its operations more efficient (although the DMV, gov't center, etc have come a long way) before adding/raising taxes.
I dont see why an additional gas, or property tax could not be added across the board to fund transportation projects here. It has a very low impact, and it doesnt target anyone in particular. Is an extra $50-100 at the end of the year on your property tax or gas going to make that much difference here?
Once I get to the gov't center (to pay the property tax that I couldnt pay online because their online payment was broken), they dont take credit cards.... but they have a conveniently located ATM that they can charge you a fee to use. I could have paid with a check, but did not have the foresight to do so, since the person I spoke with on the phone there said they take credit cards. Hooray for serving the needs of the people.....
God forbid the state made its operations more efficient (although the DMV, gov't center, etc have come a long way) before adding/raising taxes.
I dont see why an additional gas, or property tax could not be added across the board to fund transportation projects here. It has a very low impact, and it doesnt target anyone in particular. Is an extra $50-100 at the end of the year on your property tax or gas going to make that much difference here?