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CA: Wesson defends vehicle fees stance
Sac Bee ^ | 2/7/03 | Margaret Talev

Posted on 02/07/2003 7:42:34 AM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/12/2004 5:48:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Tripling the annual fee Californians pay to register their cars hardly seems the best way to court voters.

It's also guaranteed to irk Gov. Gray Davis. The governor this week said he'd veto such a plan because it threatens to derail his own strategy for closing the state's budget gap.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; defends; stance; vehiclefees; wesson

1 posted on 02/07/2003 7:42:34 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Norm these leftists will say anything (with a straight face even) to get more money.And what gets me is the public buys this crap in droves.
2 posted on 02/07/2003 8:01:07 AM PST by cksharks
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To: NormsRevenge
Just what the auto industry needs to help them pull out of the current slump!
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Never dawns on these politicians that people make economic decisions, does it?
They just feel they're entitled to what's in our wallets.

3 posted on 02/07/2003 8:32:52 AM PST by Redbob
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4 posted on 02/07/2003 11:04:09 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Impeach Gray Davis! (Disregard for now - he is still useful;) OK Recall him!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Herb Wesson will be bounced from the State Assembly in 2004. Gotta love term limits and I for one will not be sorry to see this tax and spend creep go.
5 posted on 02/07/2003 8:05:47 PM PST by goldstategop
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