Long, Steve
Well maybe someone smarter than I could draft something up for us that
we can all just blast off to these idiots.
Hey, at least I can pin my OBRA numbers on correctly. :)
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From: Mike Rosenfeld [mailto:rosenfeldma@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:09 PM
To: craig austin
Cc: Long, Steve; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] FW: HB 3008
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-intr
oduced-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.
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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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