Lynne Cuevas

Gee Melissa,  I guess I should get the list of things that WE want to discourage people from doing.  I like living here in the USA because I can do most of the things I like to do.  I think I pay enough road taxes alredy.

--- On Sun, 3/8/09, Melissa Boyd wrote:

From: Melissa Boyd
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Licensing our bikes?
To: RCJohnson1@attglobal.net
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 6:40 PM

I personally believe we should tax luxuries and behaviors we want to discourage, and offer tax breaks to encourage behavior that benefits our society.
 
Those of us with thousand-dollar bikes can afford to pay a "luxury" tax for the privelage of riding. However, I really believe we are in the minority. Most bikes are owned by kids, students who ride them to school, responsible adults who are saving gas or exercising for their health, and low-income people who can't afford cars. A tax of this sort is going to hurt the people who need help the most.
 
Please take this opportunity to write to your state legislators, and let them know how you feel about it. Talking to each other at OBRA is interesting, but not terribly productive.
 
Here is a link to find the email addresses of your Oregon legislators: http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/
Here's a list of all the Oregon representatives:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/servlet/XSLT?URL=members.xml&xslURL=members.xsl&member-type=representative
 
- Melissa

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