Randy Dreiling
Jonathan
Thanks
I agree it is unlikely just having a fun debate
See you in DC on Tuesday
Randy Dreiling
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From: Jonathan Maus
To: Melissa Boyd
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 6:53:24 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Licensing our bikes?
howdy,
If anyone is interested in more details/analysis/discussion of this proposed bill, check out BikePortland.
we broke the news on Friday and then I published a f/u story based on a conversation I had with Rep. Wayne Krieger. There have been over 250 comments on the two stories combined... and stories in The Oregonian, on KATU, and on KGW so far.
here's my initial story - http://tinyurl.com/dhtevq
and here's the conversation with Krieger - http://tinyurl.com/bcjdqh
oh, and if you're wondering.. I think it's highly unlikely to actually pass... for a lot of reasons you can read in the comments on bikeportland.
cheers.
--Jonathan
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On Mar 8, 2009, at 6:40 PM, Melissa Boyd wrote:
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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