Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> Jeffrey Miller wrote:
> >
> > Jim Sharkey wrote:
> > >
> > > Jeroen, between driver's licenses, credit cards, business ID's, and the
> > > multidinous *other* forms of identification people already have, an ID card
> > > would just be redundant. So your bit about having an ID card "so your
> > > family can be warned" is BS. Another ID card only adds to the bureaucracy
> > > that's already here; I doubt that all the other forms of ID that people
> > > currently carry will suddenly go away. And that, too, will cause grumbling.
> >
> > I would love to have the traffic systems in this country (US)
> > nationalized, with ONE driver's license. Because of the differing
> > systems and beauracracy required to move between the states, I now owe
> > the state of Washington $1200 :(
>
> What's the breakdown on that? It didn't cost me very much at all to
> move from NH to Texas (and didn't cost my sister very much when she did
> the same a few years after I did). Then again, I didn't own a car, so
> all my expense was just to get a new license. Is some of it to deal
> with registration of a vehicle?
I had some difficulty getting the purchase of my car processed when I
moved from VT to MA - taxes and paperwork like you wouldn't believe, not
to mention emissions clearances, etc etc etc.. then when I moved to WA,
WA wouldn't accept my purchase of a vehicle from VT when I was living in
MA without it first being registered in MA, meaning that I will have to
pay sales/use tax on the vehicle in 3 states, plus the attendant fees
and registrations. I can't get a new WA driver's license because, since
my VT one expired, I have to retake the road test in a WA
registered/insured vehicle. (Speaking of insurance, ever been a 26 year
old male trying to get an unregistered car that you technically don't
own insured?)
Right now what I'm hoping to do is sell my car using my brother (who is
still technically the owner) as the owner, obviating the need for paying
3 states worth of taxes (yes, this is legal, I asked) and then buy a
new(er) car here - what a hassle :(
-j-
