WELCOME TO TAXACHUSETTS

[3 SS's]

my taxes here in Ct were around 1200, for 2010SS,2007 Stang,
2002 Pathfinder,97 Tahoe,86 Blazer, 69 ChevelleSS & 66Chevelle SS

[soniccj7]

Originally Posted by 1up5dn

What's wrong with your toads????

Our toads do not show us any respect on the roads. Always jumping out in front of my car when it is raining out...

Hate typos!

[cab2g]

I am not at all a fan of yearly taxes on things you own. But my advice is, if you really hate it, do what you are doing to minimize it by buying used, or move.

[Russo]

Originally Posted by cab2g

I am not at all a fan of yearly taxes on things you own. But my advice is, if you really hate it, do what you are doing to minimize it by buying used, or move.

many people have, and whats gonna happen when those 46 or so states that are going bankrupt, finally go bankrupt? the Federal Reserve is just gonna print more money to make up the difference? there has to be an end to it, not just ignore it by moving... END THE FED, END THE WELFARE SYSTEM, END OUR WORLD EMPIRE, END BAILOUTS...

[HDDAN]

Originally Posted by Darth Martel

I find the yearly tax a big load of crap. We've got the same story here in Indy. That hit you with sales tax on the vehicle when you buy it but, then they tax you every year for driving it. It's double-taxation, pure and simple. I do understand that they need to maintain and build roads so, I guess it's a necessary evil but, it's still a bit extreme.

As for your decision to quit smoking, you did exactly what the tax was intended for. I apologize for pissing off the smokers on here but, it's a dirty, nasty, habit; and it's horrible for your health. Smoking is a slow way of killing yourself. The taxation of cigarettes is a deterrent and is meant to encourage people to quit. If anything, I think they should increase the taxes on cigarettes and use that money towards a healthcare system(NOT Obamacare... but, that's a different topic) or at least put towards cancer research or something beneficial to people's health.

The roads here in the Stray State are supposed to be paid for with our very high gasoline tax. ( They are a disgrace.)The excise tax is a cities and towns tax. As far as the cigarette tax goes, what you are saying is not quite right. When they raised the tax, they said that the money would go to the ederly and childrens insurance. First of all, it is unconstitutional in Massachusetts to dedicate a tax to a cause. Oh, no, lying politicians? What's next? They called it a win. win, win, when it passed because they thought that they would take in more revenue. what they did was increase the number of people going to NH to buy their smokes. If smoking is really that bad,(and I am not saying that it isn't), why don't they outlaw it? Oh, let me guess, could it be, tax revenue? Other states have some of the same taxes as us that might even be higher, we have ALL of the taxes that other states have. Income 5.9%, sales 6.25%, excise 2.5% annually, property taxes(to be determined locally). Meals tax, gas tax, hotel taxes (local and state). Etc, etc, What we don't tax, we add a FEE to. Parking in state parks, fishing licenses, hunting licenses, etc, etc. We are not called Taxachusetts for nothing, we have EARNED that name. Another poster suggested that I move north to NH. No way, I refuse to be driven from my home. Ironically, this is where the American Revolution began. The issue was not "Taxation without representation" of popular mythology, it was gun control. The British were not in Lexington and Concord collecting taxes, they were there to confiscate guns.

[Dosin]

"Loonie Liberal's" I love it and sooooooo agree.

[Havok]

So wait, your exercise tax is a city/town tax but your blaming the state?

[Silver Ice]

If you were to get rid of Welfare, and all of the other social service programs, the State would be back in the green within 1 year. You would also take care of the illegal immigration problem because there would be no reason to come here.

[67 Convertible]

Originally Posted by Havok

So wait, your exercise tax is a city/town tax but your blaming the state?

It's not just his town......it's every city and town in the state.

My excise taxes on my vehicles this year:
2003 F-150 = 46.50
2007 Focus = 76.00
2008 Harley Electraglide = 67.00
1967 Camaro Convert. = 6.25
2010 Camaro = 346.00

And I was lucky.....Only paid 5% sales tax on the Camaro.....Took delivery just before they raised it to 6.25%

[Havok]

Originally Posted by Silver Ice

If you were to get rid of Welfare, and all of the other social service programs, the State would be back in the green within 1 year. You would also take care of the illegal immigration problem because there would be no reason to come here.

According to this:
http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/...s_state_budget

You could cut anything out entirely and put Mass back into the green.

Originally Posted by 67 Convertible

It's not just his town......it's every city and town in the state.

My excise taxes on my vehicles this year:
2003 F-150 = 46.50
2007 Focus = 76.00
2008 Harley Electraglide = 67.00
1967 Camaro Convert. = 6.25
2010 Camaro = 346.00

And I was lucky.....Only paid 5% sales tax on the Camaro.....Took delivery just before they raised it to 6.25%

I'm just saying he seems to be blaming the state (maybe I'm misreading the "Taxachusetts") for what is actually a local (city/town in his case city (if he lives in the city of Boston)) problem. Plus I'm not understanding how Mass as he puts it has all the same taxes as every other state, but Mass is considered Taxachusetts. Does that mean theres a Taxas, and North Daktax?

[HDDAN]

Originally Posted by Havok

So wait, your exercise tax is a city/town tax but your blaming the state?

You almost outsmarted me on this one but a town or city can only assess a tax by getting approval from the state legislature and the governor, so yes, I am blaming the state. Every town and city in our state collects this tax and it is enforced by our state department of motor vehicles. If you don't pay, the state takes your license and your plates. By the way, it is an excise tax, not an exercise tax. An excercise tax would be more like sore muscles. To the above poster; it would only be Taxas or South Dakotax if they had every single tax there is like we do. Dukakis once porposed taxing matches because the cigarette tax was already to high.

[Havok]

Originally Posted by HDDAN

You almost outsmarted me on this one but a town or city can only assess a tax by getting approval from the state legislature and the governor, so yes, I am blaming the state. Every town and city in our state collects this tax and it is enforced by our state department of motor vehicles. If you don't pay, the state takes your license and your plates. By the way, it is an excise tax, not an exercise tax. An excercise tax would be more like sore muscles.

But it's still the town/city thats asking the state, the state (correct me if I'm wrong) is not mandating the tax that all city/towns have to have an excise tax. BTW the reason the state takes the license and plates is because as you states its a state department, not a city/town department. The state approves the license (plate) and therefore only has the power to take it away as far as I know of.

[67 Convertible]

Originally Posted by alfie43

Taxes!

Hmm! With those funds we pay: to educate our children, provide polio and flu immunizations and school lunches for our children, provide police, ambulance, and fire protection for our citizenry, support our troops, build and maintain our infrastructure, assist seniors citizens, and help the less fortunate among us.

Sounds to me that paying taxes is part of being a good American and patriotic, and dare I say, Christian.

What's that bumper sticker saying? "Freedom isn't free"

Alfie

I agree, but let's make it equitable among ALL the states.

[67 Convertible]

Originally Posted by Havok

But it's still the town/city thats asking the state, the state (correct me if I'm wrong) is not mandating the tax that all city/towns have to have an excise tax. BTW the reason the state takes the license and plates is because as you states its a state department, not a city/town department. The state approves the license (plate) and therefore only has the power to take it away as far as I know of.

Massachusetts law requires all residents who own an automobile to register their vehicles and pay a motor vehicle excise tax each year. The city or town in which the car is located levies the excise tax. The revenue generated from this tax goes to the local community treasury in which it is collected. Massachusetts law considers this tax as an obligation for drivers to satisfy to enjoy the privilege of driving in the Commonwealth.

It is a STATE LAW....not up to the city or town.