phelan kostur

Like that money is going anywhere but in Simone's pocket... are they gonna lower car license plate cost? because from what i understand that's where they get the money for the WHOLE rode. and you cant tell me that they don't have enough money to repave the cracked and potholed rodes just look at all the cars that try to kill us when we ride.

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From: Randy Dreiling
To: Melissa Boyd ; OBRA e-mail
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 7:37:10 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Licensing our bikes?

I following up on my other post where I said $54 is too much but $10 would be OK
Plus you know they would come up with some kind of income waiver

Randy Dreiling

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From: Melissa Boyd
To: Randy Dreiling ; OBRA e-mail
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 6:52:30 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Licensing our bikes?

Randy -

It's not $10, it's $54. Even though that's for two years, $54 is a lot for people on a limited income. For many, their bikes are barely worth that much.

Melissa

On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Randy Dreiling wrote:

Interesting view...I didn't think of it that way.

I saw it more as a way to keep track of your bike in case it is taken and pay for what we use.

I really don't think $10 is going to break a student or the poor.

Take Care
Randy Dreiling

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From: Melissa Boyd
To: RCJohnson1@attglobal.net
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 6:40:37 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Licensing our bikes?

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.xmlxslURL=members.xsl&member-type=representative

- Melissa