Controversy Over Rice-Ritter-Mullarkey Car Tax Increase Isn’t Going Away

by T.L. James | 10:07 pm, August 11, 2009

Think the controversy over the Rice-Ritter-Mullarkey car tax increase has abated due to being drowned out by the furor over Obamacare? Think again: this van was parked at the Arapahoe County DMV office at Alameda and Chambers today, in plain view of taxpayers entering and leaving the office to renew their license plates…and pay the increased [...]

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish – Ritter’s Car Tax, Late Fees spur tax protest, refusals to pay

by The Peripatetic Pundit | 6:56 pm, July 10, 2009

In what might be the understatement of the week (if not the entire month), even the frequently big-government-friendly Denver Post editorial board recognized that the introduction of vastly increased vehicle registration taxes – er, ”important new fees… was marred by negative public reaction.” Seldom has a “state tax policy change (er, fee increase) … resulting in a net tax revenue [...]

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