From: Gary Pavone (gpavone@thegrid.net)
Date: Wed May 15 2002 - 10:24:48 PDT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Pavone" <gpavone@thegrid.net>
To: <JaxInCalifornia@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] New truck tax for California
This wouldn't go through as a direct reply and was returned to me.
> I feel for you, Jack. I just read in the morning paper that my county is
> raising property taxes .5 a parcel (That's five cents). On top of that, I
> just registered my brand new motorhome here and it cost $33. Ouch!
>
> Sorry. I don't mean to rub your nose in it, but as a FORMER California
> resident I have to look at what is going on there and just be happy I
moved
> to Nevada. I am a native Californian and leaving was not easy. But enough
> was enough. I really feel for those who have little choice in the SUV
> decision. I lived at Lake Tahoe for 16 years and an SUV or 4x4 pick-up was
> all that would get you around in the Winter. They are necessities rather
> than a status symbol. There are plenty of places in California with
similar
> weather as Tahoe, but unfortunately they are under represented in
> Sacramento. So the solution is for people who live in those areas to buy
> late 70's cars and chain them up and bitch to CalTrans to put more salt
and
> sand on the roads in Winter. Oh wait...Those cars belch heavy amounts of
> emissions and chains destroy our roads and salt and sand are bad for the
> environment. My gosh. What are we going to do? I know...Tax old cars that
> use chains and put salt and sand on the EPA's hazardous materials list.
It's
> a vicious circle.
>
> Well, good luck. Remember, Nevada has plenty of room for more
Californians.
>
> Gary Pavone
> gpavone@thegrid.net
>
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