Comments on: Battle coming over birthday tax

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:26:27 +0000

Kathy, you ARE represented, what are you talking about with the “no taxation without representation” stuff. GA voted these Rethugs into office, now they are getting EXACTLY what they voted for….which is tax cuts for the rich and tax hikes for the poor.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:20:33 +0000

Tax tax tax tax…. spend spend spend …that is a politicians answer to everything! It does not matter if they are Republican or Democrat. This is what we get when we have big government….big taxes! Americans, Georgians are NOT being represented by our elected officals any more.Once in power, they become part of the problem.
Does the phrase, No taxation without representation, ring any bells?
But what can we do? The system is broken, it is infected by professional politicians that will not allow the necessary changes to take place.
How do you turn a fiscally responsible Republican into a spend thrift Democrat???…you elect him!….What is a Democrats definition of RICH?….anyone who has a job!…What to do, what to do…

By: PERCY

PERCY — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:42:32 +0000

Come on you low income losers, I am waiting for my $400,000.00 special edition Lamborghini to arrive in 2010. Can you believe that we will only have to pay $2000.00. Thats .5%, truly a gift.

Thank you Georgia, we love you and Sonny too!

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:35:35 +0000

How will 7% “slow sales” Bobby? That’s equal to what many people are already paying in sales tax, which isn’t capped. This fee is INSTEAD of sales tax NOT in addition to it.

I wonder if people can do basic math here. Doesn’t seem like it.

By: bobby morgan

bobby morgan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:26:20 +0000

best leave well enough alone with the birthday tax 7percent when you title your care will only go to slow already sales on cars. this sounds like a big bag of bull in our state run by guess what -a republication governor

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:47:13 +0000

How about a two percent fee with no cap? Let those who can afford those higher end cars pay their fair share. What was that old song-”and the beat goes on.”

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:33:03 +0000

I’m confused why everyone is so upset here. When you buy a car, you pay sales tax which in the Atlanta area is 6% or 7% anyway, then you pay ad valorem every year.

If you buy an AVERAGE $30K car, then right now you would pay $1800 in Cobb County in sales tax and in Fulton or Dekalb you’d pay $2100 in sales tax and then ad valoren EVERY year. Under this change, you’d pay $2000…PERIOD.

WHERE IS THE PROBLEM HERE PEOPLE? Oh…and many other states charge a value based annual tax on vehicles. In Massachusetts it was called “excise tax” and was double what we pay here in GA.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:57:10 +0000

The very idea that someone would even think of this new tax at a time like this JUST MAKES ME SICK.

By: Native Atlantian

Native Atlantian — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:36:29 +0000

Are the people in the House recommending this new tax increase the same ones that have not PAID THEIR INCOME TAXES? The state would have plenty of revenue if you would collect from them or make them step down from their seats and not let the run for office again.

By: Ron N' Mexico

Ron N' Mexico — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:04:51 +0000

Is this HB 480? If you disagree with this I encourage you to contact your represenatives and tell them you dont want this. Unlike on the federal level, they just might listen to you.

As a conservative I am appalled at the “republican” leadership in GA. Make the cuts needed, and dont cut those who are paying the taxes. To whom ever mentioned that Boortz hasnt brought any of this up, you should listen to him before you spout off. He has talked about the failed food tax hike.