Comments on: New York’s great license plate swindle http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 04:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Al http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-78838 Al Sat, 15 May 2010 08:19:20 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-78838 First off, it's Dutchess County, not Duchess (don't know if that was an typo or mistake). Secondly, I think in terms of pure aesthetics, this license plate is a huge improvement over the current plate which, in my opinion, sucks. First off, it’s Dutchess County, not Duchess (don’t know if that was an typo or mistake).

Secondly, I think in terms of pure aesthetics, this license plate is a huge improvement over the current plate which, in my opinion, sucks.

]]> By: State legislature vows license plate fee repeal :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66796 State legislature vows license plate fee repeal :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:50:15 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66796 [...] the halcyon days of late last week when Gov. David Paterson announced a new plan to replace every New York license plate while charging $25 a car? At the time, state officials claimed that the reflectivity of our current [...] [...] the halcyon days of late last week when Gov. David Paterson announced a new plan to replace every New York license plate while charging $25 a car? At the time, state officials claimed that the reflectivity of our current [...]

]]> By: herenthere http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66768 herenthere Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:08:19 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66768 It looks absolutely atrocious and doesn't represent NY in anyway. It looks absolutely atrocious and doesn’t represent NY in anyway.

]]> By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66693 rhywun Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:08:47 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66693 Whatever the economics, as a child of the 70's, I love the retro look. Whatever the economics, as a child of the 70′s, I love the retro look.

]]> By: Ron http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66691 Ron Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:53:12 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66691 It's less than $.50 per hour, and it's one of the higher paying jobs because it requires more skill. I kid you not. It’s less than $.50 per hour, and it’s one of the higher paying jobs because it requires more skill. I kid you not.

]]> By: nyctaxiphoto http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66686 nyctaxiphoto Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:30:39 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66686 I do wish they'd put the statue of liberty in the middle though, the little ny state shape looks dumb, it isn't a powerful symbol like our lady in the harbor. I do wish they’d put the statue of liberty in the middle though, the little ny state shape looks dumb, it isn’t a powerful symbol like our lady in the harbor.

]]> By: nyctaxiphoto http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66685 nyctaxiphoto Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:05 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66685 finally, we get rid of these ugly license plates, and go retro, now I wish I could find the statue of liberty ones and the current ones to hang on my wall. finally, we get rid of these ugly license plates, and go retro, now I wish I could find the statue of liberty ones and the current ones to hang on my wall.

]]> By: E. Aron http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66684 E. Aron Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:23:58 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66684 They do get paid something, albeit a tiny amount. They do get paid something, albeit a tiny amount.

]]> By: E. Aron http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66683 E. Aron Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:22:57 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66683 Drivers need to calm down both on the road and about the fees they have to pay. Everywhere they go, drivers irrevocably pollute the earth and empower nations that fundamentally hate us (Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, etc.) by buying their fuel. The gas tax hasn't increased in my lifetime, meanwhile everyone pays for roads through taxes even if they do not use them (sure, we all benefit from roads because of shipping). Drivers have it great and they should keep their mouths shut about a $25 fee after a decade of time having passed from their last fee paid for license plates. NY state, additionally, is desperate for money, facing deficits in the tens of billions in the coming years, and needs to get creative about raising revenue. Drivers need to calm down both on the road and about the fees they have to pay. Everywhere they go, drivers irrevocably pollute the earth and empower nations that fundamentally hate us (Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, etc.) by buying their fuel. The gas tax hasn’t increased in my lifetime, meanwhile everyone pays for roads through taxes even if they do not use them (sure, we all benefit from roads because of shipping). Drivers have it great and they should keep their mouths shut about a $25 fee after a decade of time having passed from their last fee paid for license plates. NY state, additionally, is desperate for money, facing deficits in the tens of billions in the coming years, and needs to get creative about raising revenue.

]]> By: Alfred Beech http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/11/12/the-great-license-plate-swindle/#comment-66682 Alfred Beech Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:48:03 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4244#comment-66682 I'm accustomed to living in states where you pay an annual fee for a sticker to put on your old plate. Wouldn't that accomplish the same increased revenue (perhaps more if you're paying annually, not every 5 years) without all the environmental waste that comes with handing out new plates to every car in the state? I’m accustomed to living in states where you pay an annual fee for a sticker to put on your old plate. Wouldn’t that accomplish the same increased revenue (perhaps more if you’re paying annually, not every 5 years) without all the environmental waste that comes with handing out new plates to every car in the state?

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