tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post4279237632174796118..comments2024-03-20T04:38:08.000-07:00Comments on SRTC Transportation Blog: Writer Doesn't Support TBDSRTC Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-73553126396077232622010-09-22T16:19:42.730-07:002010-09-22T16:19:42.730-07:00Good point Ventura. It's a top-of-mind issue....Good point Ventura. It's a top-of-mind issue. Everyone complains when they're paying for the tabs but quickly forgets about it. <br /><br />Does anyone remember pre- I-695 when you paid a registration fee based on the year/make of car you owned? I kind of liked that because I figure the guy driving the 09 Mercedes can probably afford a $500 registration while my 12 year old Dodge usually came in at or below $100.SRTC Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-60275470509878645422010-09-22T15:00:36.478-07:002010-09-22T15:00:36.478-07:00I would prefer a higher gas tax over higher regist...I would prefer a higher gas tax over higher registration fees. With a higher gas tax, the user thinks "maybe I should drive less" every time they buy gas, instead of "maybe I should get rid of the third car" once a year when they pay for the registration.<br />Also, a higher gas tax should encourage the use a more fuel-efficient vehicles.<br /> - VenturaNothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814430696364049920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-91456203753587269532010-09-21T17:06:15.539-07:002010-09-21T17:06:15.539-07:00Thanks for the comment Anonymous. I was thinking ...Thanks for the comment Anonymous. I was thinking along similar lines but, as a government transportation employee, of course I was.SRTC Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-19194381384239915222010-09-21T17:02:43.547-07:002010-09-21T17:02:43.547-07:00Its hard to take this guy too seriously. Wayne...Its hard to take this guy too seriously. Wayne's World and Bush Sr. quotes? Alice in Wonderland and American vaudeville references? Really? Its the same tired rhetoric about finding government "efficiencies" and dumping long term investments like public park land to fund capital projects and maintenance programs.<br /><br />Yawn. Wake me up when somebody who has any real ideas writes in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com