California whores out its drivers
Had a friend in from Cali this week would explained to me that when he moved to California, he got quite a shock when registering his two vehicles.
See, he purchased one in Michigan and one in Ohio, and for him to legally be able to drive them in California, he had to make up the difference in sales tax. Seriously. Using Ohio and it's 6% sales tax (is it higher now?) as an example, because California's sales tax is at 9%, he had to pay 3% of the purchase price of his car to California.
This was all before he was charged for registering them.
So them wanting to slap ads on your car isn't surprising. Although, I look forward to the lawsuits from California drivers who don't want to be seen as promoting Viagra.
See, he purchased one in Michigan and one in Ohio, and for him to legally be able to drive them in California, he had to make up the difference in sales tax. Seriously. Using Ohio and it's 6% sales tax (is it higher now?) as an example, because California's sales tax is at 9%, he had to pay 3% of the purchase price of his car to California.
This was all before he was charged for registering them.
So them wanting to slap ads on your car isn't surprising. Although, I look forward to the lawsuits from California drivers who don't want to be seen as promoting Viagra.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
That's what made me wonder. Do they have a list of "sponsors" you get to choose from? Can you pick your own? Do they assign them?Leisher wrote:Although, I look forward to the lawsuits from California drivers who don't want to be seen as promoting Viagra.
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