Joe Cipale

Good luck trying to force Washington riders to subscribe to this horsespit.

Lynne Cuevas wrote:

> Gee Melissa,=A0 I guess I should get the list of things that WE want to dis=
> courage people from doing.=A0 I like living here in the USA because I can d=
> o most of the things I like to do.=A0 I think I pay enough road taxes alred=
> y.
>
>
> --- 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 discou=
> rage, and offer tax breaks=A0to encourage=A0behavior that benefits our soci=
> ety.
> =A0
> 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.=
> =A0Most bikes are owned by kids, students who ride them to school, responsi=
> ble adults who are saving gas or exercising for their health, and low-incom=
> e people who can't afford cars. A tax of this sort is going to hurt the peo=
> ple who need help the most.
> =A0
> Please take this opportunity to write to your state legislators, and let th=
> em know how you feel about it. Talking to each other at OBRA is interesting=
> , but not terribly productive.
> =A0
> Here is a link to find the email addresses of your Oregon legislators: http=
> ://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/=20
> Here's a list of all the Oregon representatives:
> http://www.leg.state.or.us/servlet/XSLT?URL=3Dmembers.xml&xslURL=3Dmembers.=
> xsl&member-type=3Drepresentative
> =A0
> - Melissa
>
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