Driving might get more expensive
Legislative leaders and Gov. Schwarznegger met Friday to try to reach some accord on how to bridge the state’s ever-growing budget gap but concluded the morning meeting without a deal. One of the ideas under discussion was reportedly a tripling of the vehicle license fee (VLF) in return for more spending cuts. Gov. Schwarzenegger’s first act of governor in 2003 was to repeal a big hike in the unpopular VLF. At the time, rescinding the car tax meant a loss of about $4 billion to the state budget.
So the lawmakers cannot seem to find areas to cut, but they can sure find areas to take our money. Cut services, it’s pretty simple. I work hard for my money. Why should I support the state with higher taxes? Lawmakers need to learn how to cut spending.
