Mike Rosenfeld
Craig cut Steve some slack please. I fully understand your point about
credibility when writing letters but at this point any letter to the law
makers is better than no letter. ....I got about two paragraphs into the
text of the bill and my eyes started to cross, some people are just not
going to be able to retain or even understand the bill.
The plain and simple of this whole issue is it is a misguided attempt at
extracting more money from the citizens of Oregon.
I too pay property and state taxes, as well as register my car, pay gas
taxes, and any other little surcharge the State feels it has a right to
place on goods and services that are related to the care and feeding of our
roads. I also own a business in Multnomah County and the City of Portland
that takes another 2.8 to 3% out of my bottom line in taxes....as well as
additional percentage points for Tri-Met.
I have read the bill thru twice and cannot find anything about multiple
bikes..it could be there but trying to track all the points and sub points
as decribed in sub sections was giving me a migraine.....are we going to
have to register each bike at $54 per bike every two years? There were line
items about transferring and multiple licenses....but the license asks for
the serial number of one bike.
The only positive thing I could see from all of this is the serial numbers
of each bike being registered with the state with the correct owner
info...in the event of a stolen bike being recovered, much the way the
vehicle id number of a car is registered.
2009/3/10 craig austin
> Steve, and everyone else who's helping our cause by writing letters, be
> sure to get the facts straight. I've seen many, many comments of "what about
> the kids, why should they have to pay this fee?" The bill as explained on
> bikeportland.org and other sites specifies that only riders over 18 would
> be subject to the registration.
>
>
> http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/06/mandatory-bike-registration-bill-introduced-in-salem/
>
> I'm not saying don't write letters, but your credibility is greatly
> enhanced when you get the facts right.
>
> Craig
>
> 2009/3/10 Long, Steve
>
>> Comments that I sent to State Rep Schaufler.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Long, Steve
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:36 PM
>> *To:* 'rep.mikeschaufler@state.or.us'
>> *Subject:* HB 3008
>>
>> Mr. Schaufler,
>> many of us in the cycling community are stunned that you would be a
>> co-sponsor of this bill. We believe it is a misguided and bad piece of
>> legislation. I read your comment about it being your goal to get everyone
>> that shares the road to help bare the costs to maintain it.
>> I ride a bike, I drive a car, I own a home and I pay the same taxes that
>> you do. My bike has a negligible effect on any road surface that I ride on.
>> Why on God's green Earth should I be double taxed to help pay for roads?
>> Since I buy gas, have to pay to register my car and have to pay taxes on my
>> home your bill would be double taxing me.
>> Additionally, what about all the children that ride bicycles? Should those
>> kids have to pay taxes too? How about their parents being double taxed?
>> Should that happen?
>> Also, bike lanes, those that we do have, are largely funded by Federal
>> dollars. Bicycles are good for our economy. If you want bicycled to help pay
>> for the negligible effects that they have on roads, put a tiny little exise
>> tax on bicycle tires.
>>
>>
>> Steve Long
>> Milwaukie, OR
>>
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