Found this little gem on the Internet. Thought some might want to take a look (even though it is pretty much "water of the dam").
2007-09 Biennial Budget Highlights 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 Wisconsin Department of Transportation http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/about/docs/2007-09budget.pdf The budget raises automobile registration fees by $20.00, from $55.00 to $75.00 and increases the cost of obtaining or renewing a drivers license or identification card by $10.00. (All take effect on January 1, 2008.) The road building advocates like to call these increases "user fees", but the increases in the annual vehicle license and drivers license fees aren't users fees at all. The reason is that these increases are not based on how many miles someone drives (uses) the highways. Now, had the Legislature decided to raise the motor fuel tax (on gasoline and diesel fuel), that would have been more of a user fee. However, those amounts are currently way too low to reflect the costs of air pollution, noise, global warming, etc..) from driving anyway, so they really shouldn't be called "user fees" either. The increases that go into effect January 1 for drivers license/identification card holders (everyone) and vehicle licenses will hurt poor and moderate income families the most, even if they make a conscious effort to limit their number of miles driven or don't drive at all. It is a regressive tax that does nothing to discourage people who already own a motor vehicle from driving. Mike Neuman _____________________________________________________________ Reduce your business expense. Click here to find products for your small business. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3m7tEDyNGrwpXgruh3xfu2ug5aBQFmvXSRu77eoVgGY3EV0P/ _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
