[heleny]

you can never tax yourself into prosperity.

That's right, but the Davis democrats evidently haven't figured it out yet. Bustamante still wanted to increases cigarette/alcohol/sin taxes during the election, even though such taxes may not provide the predicted revenue increase.

The article was probably a JD Powers press release, since the two versions are nearly identical. So, they didn't address the potential decline in sales tax revenues from the declining car sales.

[umgud]

I bought my daughter a new Honda in July to beat the increase and hope this tax will be killed by the time it will need renewal next July. I paid $24,000 out the door for the Honda and the fees were $188. My 2002 Chevy pickup fees were $262 in September. I also have an old (but nice) jeep and a Toyota 4x4. If all my fees tripple, it'll really hurt.

[RatSlayer]

"So, they didn't address the potential decline in sales tax revenues from the declining car sales. "

And the decline in income taxes from the car salesmen who didn't get those commissions.