[PLUG-TALK] HR4569, the "Destroy Electronics in America Act"

Paul Johnson baloo at ursine.ca
Tue Dec 27 21:40:34 UTC 2005


On Tuesday 27 December 2005 06:13 am, Rich Shepard wrote:

>    What puzzles me, though, are those who share your desire for tourists
> who go home again, but insist on paying for all the infrastructure used by
> those tourists since we have no sales tax here; a tax paid by tourists,
> too, for structure and services from which we all benefit.

Out of state plates aren't honored in Oregon.  Tourists are expected to stop 
at DMV and pick up a tour permit to pay for their share of road wear on their 
way into the state.  That's how we solved that, though it needs to be far 
better enforced.

-- 
Paul Johnson
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