Governor Youngkin's Visionary Step: Eliminating the Double Tax on Virginians' Vehicles

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It's all just moving money around under a different name.

This post is several years old, but helpful, comparison of tax burden at different incomes for DC vs. MD vs. VA.

If anyone knows of a similar comparison, done more recently, please post. I know real estate taxes have risen a lot in FFX county, VA since then, not sure about other areas.



https://eliresidential.com/2019/02/19/2019-2-18-does-virginia-washington-dc-or-maryland-have-the-most-favorable-taxes/

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe (I really don't know of course) there is the realization that people aren't really buying new cars like they used to (given lack of inventory, that they are so expensive, and WFH folks are not driving as much) and there is the fear that relying on this type of tax revenue is not sustainable for the long term.

It is northern virginia and virginia in general, which has been and continues to be hostile to mass transportation and investments therein. Unless or until that changes, residents will remain car-dependent and continue to pay this annual fee.

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Anonymous wrote:Good I’d love if it was more fair. I pay about $7,000 in car tax a year. It’s insane.

Hey look, someone bragging about having hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of vehicles.

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Anonymous wrote:Good I’d love if it was more fair. I pay about $7,000 in car tax a year. It’s insane.

You could give up your many cars, or you could move to a place that doesn't have those fees.

It is a free country. You are choosing to pay for the cars this way.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's your updated forum post with the inclusion of Governor Youngkin in the subject and a positive tone towards the tax change:

Governor Youngkin's Bold Move: Ending Virginia's Unfair Car Tax. Governor Youngkin's proposal to eliminate the unpopular and potentially unconstitutional car tax in Virginia, balancing it with a slight increase in state sales and use taxes, is a commendable step towards fairer taxation. This initiative not only relieves Virginians of the burden of double taxation on vehicles but also paves the way for a more equitable tax system across the state.

For more information, you can read the full article here: www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/youngkin-proposes-eliminating-car-tax-in-virginia-democrat-says-the-money-goes-to-fund-schools/amp/

This is unequivocally a step backwards for equity in taxation. The “car tax” is a wealth tax. Sales taxes are regressive.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drive through neighborhoods in NOVA consisting of $2-4M homes and you’ll see mostly Toyota Camrys and RAV4s, Honda Accords and CRVs, Suburu Imprezas and Foresters, Hyundai’s, Kia’s, and minivans. Drive through similar neighborhoods in DC and MD and you’ll see driveways full of luxury cars.

I imagine NOVA car dealers will be quite pleased with the Governor’s proposal.

The car tax is not why we do that. The cost of the car tax does not enter my mind when selecting a car.

Disagree. It’s top of my mind. Paying 4K a year in car tax s painful. I’d 100% vote republican if they got rid of this.

Besides. There are so many car tax dodgers that they’d likely not lose as much as you think. Go after those cars and force them to register here.

My grandma bought me a new 30k car when I graduated college. I couldn’t afford to register it in Virginia when I moved here immediately after. Kept it registered in my old state for 10 years instead I only made 40k

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drive through neighborhoods in NOVA consisting of $2-4M homes and you’ll see mostly Toyota Camrys and RAV4s, Honda Accords and CRVs, Suburu Imprezas and Foresters, Hyundai’s, Kia’s, and minivans. Drive through similar neighborhoods in DC and MD and you’ll see driveways full of luxury cars.

I imagine NOVA car dealers will be quite pleased with the Governor’s proposal.

The car tax is not why we do that. The cost of the car tax does not enter my mind when selecting a car.

Disagree. It’s top of my mind. Paying 4K a year in car tax s painful. I’d 100% vote republican if they got rid of this.

Besides. There are so many car tax dodgers that they’d likely not lose as much as you think. Go after those cars and force them to register here.

My grandma bought me a new 30k car when I graduated college. I couldn’t afford to register it in Virginia when I moved here immediately after. Kept it registered in my old state for 10 years instead I only made 40k

It's also something you might not predict. If your car goes out earlier than expected and you have to buy a new one, that's a hard extra cost to swallow (on top of whatever your new car cost might be).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drive through neighborhoods in NOVA consisting of $2-4M homes and you’ll see mostly Toyota Camrys and RAV4s, Honda Accords and CRVs, Suburu Imprezas and Foresters, Hyundai’s, Kia’s, and minivans. Drive through similar neighborhoods in DC and MD and you’ll see driveways full of luxury cars.

I imagine NOVA car dealers will be quite pleased with the Governor’s proposal.

The car tax is not why we do that. The cost of the car tax does not enter my mind when selecting a car.

Disagree. It’s top of my mind. Paying 4K a year in car tax s painful. I’d 100% vote republican if they got rid of this.

Besides. There are so many car tax dodgers that they’d likely not lose as much as you think. Go after those cars and force them to register here.

My grandma bought me a new 30k car when I graduated college. I couldn’t afford to register it in Virginia when I moved here immediately after. Kept it registered in my old state for 10 years instead I only made 40k

Do you know who doesn't have car taxes? Maryland and DC.

#winning

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly he can only serve one consecutive term. Good thing Winsome is waiting in the wings to keep the good fight going.

Hopefully Spanberger’s seat will turn red and it will be a win-win for the Republicans that election cycle.

LOL someone thing that black whack gun-toting loon can win the gubernatorial race. LOL!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drive through neighborhoods in NOVA consisting of $2-4M homes and you’ll see mostly Toyota Camrys and RAV4s, Honda Accords and CRVs, Suburu Imprezas and Foresters, Hyundai’s, Kia’s, and minivans. Drive through similar neighborhoods in DC and MD and you’ll see driveways full of luxury cars.

I imagine NOVA car dealers will be quite pleased with the Governor’s proposal.

The car tax is not why we do that. The cost of the car tax does not enter my mind when selecting a car.

Disagree. It’s top of my mind. Paying 4K a year in car tax s painful. I’d 100% vote republican if they got rid of this.

Besides. There are so many car tax dodgers that they’d likely not lose as much as you think. Go after those cars and force them to register here.

My grandma bought me a new 30k car when I graduated college. I couldn’t afford to register it in Virginia when I moved here immediately after. Kept it registered in my old state for 10 years instead I only made 40k

If you have expensive cars that necessitate a $4k car tax bill, you've done something very wrong if that is "painful".

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good I’d love if it was more fair. I pay about $7,000 in car tax a year. It’s insane.

You could give up your many cars, or you could move to a place that doesn't have those fees.

It is a free country. You are choosing to pay for the cars this way.

Or, hear me out, he could support the governor's proposal to eliminate the car tax.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sadly he can only serve one consecutive term. Good thing Winsome is waiting in the wings to keep the good fight going.

Hopefully Spanberger’s seat will turn red and it will be a win-win for the Republicans that election cycle.

LOL someone thing that black whack gun-toting loon can win the gubernatorial race. LOL!!!!

Wow a racist anti-gunner. That’s an interesting demographic.

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Anonymous wrote:He will need to figure out where to capture other revenue for the state to make up for the shortfall, which likely would result in tax increases that would make it more obvious that VA isn't actually a lower tax state than DC or MD.

That or do what other republicans do and blow up the debt and leave it for someone else to fix.

Republicans are too stupid to do this math.

You are 100 percent correct.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good I’d love if it was more fair. I pay about $7,000 in car tax a year. It’s insane.

You could give up your many cars, or you could move to a place that doesn't have those fees.

It is a free country. You are choosing to pay for the cars this way.

Or, hear me out, he could support the governor's proposal to eliminate the car tax.

And replace it with what?

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Anonymous wrote:Drive through neighborhoods in NOVA consisting of $2-4M homes and you’ll see mostly Toyota Camrys and RAV4s, Honda Accords and CRVs, Suburu Imprezas and Foresters, Hyundai’s, Kia’s, and minivans. Drive through similar neighborhoods in DC and MD and you’ll see driveways full of luxury cars.

I imagine NOVA car dealers will be quite pleased with the Governor’s proposal.

I’m not sure what neighborhoods you are driving through. My Arlington neighborhood where new builds go for 3 million are full of Volvos, BMWs, and Teslas. Sure, there are minivans and SUVs but nobody drives the cars you mentioned. Same with McLean. No one is driving around in a RAV 4 or Kia.