Topic: Tag Renewal

[Ceric]

Hello everyone.  Time for my newest outrage in life.  As everyone knows I'm unemployed and everthing hit this month.  Car insurance, tag renewal, normal bill, 6 months ago doctor bill, etc.  Fine all those I was pretty much ready for except for the tag renewal.  See I had moved at the beginning of the year but I didn't think I was hear long enough to be considered a citizen of the county.  Well I guess I suddenly have.  Why does this matter?  Well Dickson: $84 to renew tags.  Rest of Tennessee: $24-55.

This always seems to happen I have everything taken care of and bang.  Something new out of the blue comes and rips it all down.

I was just wondering if 85 dollars was par normal for everywhere else or if I'm just being gouged.  I found out the tax is suppose to go to "Schools and Highways."  The schools better be excellent because the roads around here stink compared to the rest of Tennessee.  I've already called around trying to find out more specifics.  I like to know exactly why I'm being bamboozled.

[bustin98]

Some states (or counties?) have a 'personal property' tax on vehicles. When I lived in Indiana I had to deal with it. But here in Ohio I don't.

I've heard Tennessee sucks when it comes to taxes.

[Ceric]

There's no income tax and most the other taxes are reasonable except for sales tax, which is on everything sold.

[bustin98]

Then that's not too bad. I think I'd rather pay a personal property tax rather than an income tax. Maybe. I don't know.

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Ceric
Hello everyone.  Time for my newest outrage in life.  As everyone knows I'm unemployed and everthing hit this month.  Car insurance, tag renewal, normal bill, 6 months ago doctor bill, etc.  Fine all those I was pretty much ready for except for the tag renewal.  See I had moved at the beginning of the year but I didn't think I was hear long enough to be considered a citizen of the county.  Well I guess I suddenly have.  Why does this matter?  Well Dickson: $84 to renew tags.  Rest of Tennessee: $24-55.

This always seems to happen I have everything taken care of and bang.  Something new out of the blue comes and rips it all down.

I was just wondering if 85 dollars was par normal for everywhere else or if I'm just being gouged.  I found out the tax is suppose to go to "Schools and Highways."  The schools better be excellent because the roads around here stink compared to the rest of Tennessee.  I've already called around trying to find out more specifics.  I like to know exactly why I'm being bamboozled.

Move to Washington state and you'll KNOW what high taxes are.

[nitsu niflheim]

In Maryland it cost $128.00 to renew your tags (for cars at least, trucks cost more).

[Ceric]

Thats what I was looking for.  If everywhere else pays as much then I be fine with it.