New York lawmakers debate $25 vehicle registration fee for upstate drivers

[MothMan]

Bill Magnarelli out of Syracuse is sponsoring this. I wonder if snowmobile, motorcycles, atv's, boats, etc will get the same treatment. I can hear the cries of NYC calling for this $$$ to pay for their socialist schemes

New York lawmakers debate $25 vehicle registration fee for upstate drivers

A proposal in the New York state Legislature to put an additional $25 vehicle registration fee for upstate drivers is drawing sharp debate, with supporters sayi

cbs6albany.com

 

[Saltwater60]

Hochul says she’s against it. It’s stupid because we have no mass transit system in upstate. NYC pays it because they have the MTA and it’s useful and helpful to them.

 

[Cavalry]

If mass transit was needed in a location shouldn't rider fares cover the costs (and at a minimum, make a small profit) of running said line? If the answer is no, regardless of location then there should be no mass transit. Its not the duty of the government to provide transportation to people

There is and will never be mass transit in my neighborhood. Why should I pay a tax on it?

 

[VietnamEraVet]

Hochul says she’s against it. It’s stupid because we have no mass transit system in upstate. NYC pays it because they have the MTA and it’s useful and helpful to them.

There is a “semi mass transit system” in Buffalo. Of course it is easy to forget, as it is slow speed, low ridership, and basically a tinker toy trolley that loosely serves those living in only 1 town,- Eggertsville, work downtown, and don’t want to pay a monthly parking fee LOL! And after they managed to kill off most downtown Buffalo retail during its’ construction, downtown Buffalo has never been the same. Oh yeah,- can’t forget that they built it above ground (severely ruining most auto access), and put it underground where it could have been elevated like the LIRR. That and those wonderful non weather protected stations downtown that the wind off Lake Erie howls through, and that you could freeze to death while waiting for one to come by.

Yep,- now THAT’s a system worth paying even more tax dollars for!

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

My town built a little Amish buggy highway parallel to the main road. I didn't see any increase in taxes or fees.

 

[Brawny71]

My town built a little Amish buggy highway parallel to the main road. I didn't see any increase in taxes or fees.

Do you have any info on that?

If you don’t have mass transit at all in your area, I assume you’re exempt…..

 

[Old Jalopy]

WTF is wrong with these ass holes! We have CDTA in the area. Why should I have to pay the bill because they used the billions they got for COVID to allow illegals to live the high life!

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Do you have any info on that?

If you don’t have mass transit at all in your area, I assume you’re exempt…..

I'm in TN. We are exempt from a lot of the things y'all deal with.

 

[FP1201]

I haven't read the proposed legislation, but assume by the titles and headlines that they want to essentially add a $25. processing fee to each vehicle Registration?
So the yearly Registration I pay for my Historical Vehicle goes from $27.50 to $52.50? Trailers, ATV/snowmobile, Limited. etc. are doubling because of the mis-management of the LIRR and MTA? yea, know wonder why 33% of New Yorker's are ready to heave-ho, never to return again.

 

[OwnTheRide]

My town built a little Amish buggy highway parallel to the main road. I didn't see any increase in taxes or fees.

I kind of wish they'd do that near me, though it would be an eminent domain nightmare. I've seen too many Amish traveling late at night on dark roads in dark buggies. They are required to have battery-operated lights now, which helps a lot, but I still see accidents waiting to happen all the time. One night, I noticed several Amish walking along a relatively busy road with minimal shoulder, in the dark of night, wearing all black of course. Their buggy had broken down up the road and they were walking the rest of the way.

A few years back, someone ran into a buggy and killed a whole family. Just one month ago, a teenager turned into a logging truck's path, with predictable results.

If you don’t have mass transit at all in your area, I assume you’re exempt…..

Haha yeah right. No mass transit within 80-100 miles of my place, but I'll be paying the tax for sure.

 

[CaseHardened]

I'm in TN. We are exempt from a lot of the things y'all deal with.

No Bike Lanes ?

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

No Bike Lanes ?

Barely even have sidewalks. There are way more buggies than bikes.

 

[CaseHardened]

I would like these, but I don't even know what to call them.

They are the perfect place to set snow on.

They are rare in my area.

 

[Old Jalopy]

I haven't read the proposed legislation, but assume by the titles and headlines that they want to essentially add a $25. processing fee to each vehicle Registration?
So the yearly Registration I pay for my Historical Vehicle goes from $27.50 to $52.50? Trailers, ATV/snowmobile, Limited. etc. are doubling because of the mis-management of the LIRR and MTA? yea, know wonder why 33% of New Yorker's are ready to heave-ho, never to return again.

You got it. So the two year fee that's usually around $70, will go up to $95 for a car/truck/van. Apparently, mas-transit can't cover its own costs and needs people who don't use it to pay for it anyway. This is why I always say don't put anything past NY. Instead of raising the fees for using the transit systems, like anyone with a brain would do, they want someone else to cover the bill.

 

[Brawny71]

I'd like NYS to be able to tell us where our tax dollars already went first I think. Almost a legal requirement. Which they can't do right now. Good money after bad? They can't even balance and account their own ledgers. Why would anyone trust them with more.

 

[diggs223]

money grab, more upstate money to piss away on downstate

 

[Cooolone]

No way NYS is giving up $$$ for any reason! They got their arms into your pocket up to their elbow and they're trying real hard how to get the entire arm up to the shoulder in there!!!

I remember Schmuck Schumer crying when the added 9-11 $0.25¢ gas tax per gallon was about to sunset... He explained that NY'ers were already used to paying it, so why relax the tax!?!?

 

[tirwin1]

Every day this state does something else to drive people out. Incredible. Did they gavin newsome as a consultant?

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Every day this state does something else to drive people out. Incredible. Did they gavin newsome as a consultant?

And for every person they drive out, many more have to pay to close the gap. Just the little bit of state income tax I took with me when I left - that's like 260 people that will have to pay an extra registration fee upstate or something. NY will punish you even harder for each high earner that leaves, and many have left already, with more to follow.

 

[Bigfoot]

Hochuls an asshole, meh, I just thought I'd mention it.

 

[Cooolone]

NY State exhibits malfeasance towards residents who leave, especially those who relocate to Florida, ie, mostly retiree's... These residents have an 90% chance of being audited in their final State income tax filing... That's NY for ya', kicking your ass on the way out too! Isn't bad enough to beat you over the head while you're here...

 

[tirwin1]

NY State exhibits malfeasance towards residents who leave, especially those who relocate to Florida, ie, mostly retiree's... These residents have an 90% chance of being audited in their final State income tax filing... That's NY for ya', kicking your ass on the way out too! Isn't bad enough to beat you over the head while you're here...

I would not be surprised if NY attempts to implement an exit tax like California is currently trying to do. I know Democrats are stupid but one would think they might ponder why so many are leaving just for sake of self preservation.