Bil SB6900 sponsor of the bill sen tom 48th dist
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 09:49 AM
tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov"
#2
Posted 11 February 2008 - 09:56 AM
BLOWN, on Feb 11 2008, 09:49 AM, said:
tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov"
Might want to try the SEMA link also - for the SEMA Action Network - http://www.semasan.c...SANcom/HomePage
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 12:15 PM
BLOWN, on Feb 11 2008, 09:49 AM, said:
tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov"
Rotten fucking cock suckers always trying to take my money. VOTE no on tax increases period, the only way hold them accountable and make them make the tough decisions is to put them on a realistic budget. They should be just like us, you just can't have everything you want, you have to make choices.
#4
Posted 11 February 2008 - 03:14 PM
BLOWN, on Feb 11 2008, 09:49 AM, said:
tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov"
Redmond, Bellevue area is the 48th. This is another of the Dem's ploys to add a road tax since they know the voters will not approve another gas tax increase. Remember the last .09 increase they demanded was needed for safety of the driving public? Yet do you hear anything about replaing the Alaskan Way Viaduct or the 520 floating bridge the poster child projects that they said would fall down or sink if voters did not approve. This bill will add an additional tax based on engine displacement; for Example, a 5.4L GT500 will cost $325.00 additional per year to license. The reason cited; higher emmisions and road damage. Yet motor homes are exempt, go figure!
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 08:38 PM
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 09:03 PM
BLOWN, on Feb 11 2008, 08:38 PM, said:
Here is a link to SB6900 text. It gets worse in 2012, these a@# holes want to tax us out of our cars and into public transportation.
Forgot the link http://apps.leg.wa.g...0Bills/6900.pdf
This post has been edited by hotrodric: 11 February 2008 - 09:04 PM
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 09:53 PM
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 10:10 PM
#9
Posted 12 February 2008 - 12:16 AM
Hey thanks hotrodric, I just read the bill and it looks very Juicy of tax payers $$
I think it sucks but I Believe that help is on the way. Dino Rossi will be runing for Gov again and he is going to have a hay day on the things that he is going to be using in his run for the Gov. Remember he only lost by 142 votes by people that where DEAD last time. It will have a diffrent out come this time around, I hOPE AND PRAY.
This post has been edited by BLOWN: 12 February 2008 - 12:35 AM
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 10:41 AM
#12
Posted 13 February 2008 - 11:39 PM
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#13
Posted 14 February 2008 - 01:51 PM
I understand your frustration. The bill is not going to pass, I didn't even try to get it out of committee. What I wanted to do was start what I believe is an important conversation we as a society need to have regarding how we can reduce our adverse environment impacts, while reducing out dependence on foreign oil from an unstable region. Pouring billions into the Middle East is adding fuel to the fire.
My frustration stems from the auto companies fixation on every car going zero to 60 in under 5 seconds. There are a ton of clean burning diesels in Europe that are getting 50+ MPG. The US auto manufacturers are looked into yesterdays mentality that they can make $10,000 off every SUV sold. I remember in 2005 when we were debating the clean car bill (HB1397), when a lobbyist out from Detroit told me, "We (auto companies) have Washington DC locked up." Washington State has a rich history of showing leadership, and I believe we must do everything we can to intelligently address global warming. I appreciate your thoughts and feedback.
Best of success,
Rodney Tom
State Senator
p 360.786.7694
o 800.562.6000 hotline
e tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov
w http://www.sdc.wa.gov/tom.htm
#14
Posted 14 February 2008 - 03:30 PM
BLOWN, on Feb 14 2008, 02:51 PM, said:
I understand your frustration. The bill is not going to pass, I didn't even try to get it out of committee. What I wanted to do was start what I believe is an important conversation we as a society need to have regarding how we can reduce our adverse environment impacts, while reducing out dependence on foreign oil from an unstable region. Pouring billions into the Middle East is adding fuel to the fire.
My frustration stems from the auto companies fixation on every car going zero to 60 in under 5 seconds. There are a ton of clean burning diesels in Europe that are getting 50+ MPG. The US auto manufacturers are looked into yesterdays mentality that they can make $10,000 off every SUV sold. I remember in 2005 when we were debating the clean car bill (HB1397), when a lobbyist out from Detroit told me, "We (auto companies) have Washington DC locked up." Washington State has a rich history of showing leadership, and I believe we must do everything we can to intelligently address global warming. I appreciate your thoughts and feedback.
Best of success,
Rodney Tom
State Senator
p 360.786.7694
o 800.562.6000 hotline
e tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov
w http://www.sdc.wa.gov/tom.htm
Don't get complacent. The voters love to vote for taxes THEY don't have to pay, so since most of them don't have a GT or GT500, they would be inclined to VOTE FOR this.
I hope the lobbyists keep up on it.
Else they'll sell the Mustang like the Cobra - buy the body and put your own drive train in it. Some assembly required but I know a ton of mechanics that can do it. (I could but no longer have the equipment. It was so easy to change an engine in 1970.)
#15
Posted 15 February 2008 - 11:58 AM
SGT2666, on Feb 11 2008, 12:15 PM, said:
Gee, tell us how you really feel? At least you don't live in the People's Republic of Portland like me.
The only thing surprising to me is that WA is just now trying this stunt. Oregon brought up the issue a few years back, although I don't think it made it out of the legislature that session (it wasn't defeated, mind you . . . way too liberal around here).
#16
Posted 15 February 2008 - 01:31 PM
Benzito, on Feb 15 2008, 11:58 AM, said:
The only thing surprising to me is that WA is just now trying this stunt. Oregon brought up the issue a few years back, although I don't think it made it out of the legislature that session (it wasn't defeated, mind you . . . way too liberal around here).
Last I heard portland was making a stand on taxes I thought? It doesn't sound like our bill will make it out of commitee this time around. They have been doing this same tax for a while in London and I believe they just doubled it. The idea is to cut down on traffic in the city and I think its been effective, I can't help but think the downtown shops can't be real happy about running all their customers out of town.
#17
Posted 13 January 2009 - 09:37 AM
I can remember when I actually respected the guy . . .
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