Connecticut lawmakers pass truck-only highway user tax

Well the point of it all is it's more money that has to be put out to go to work. And it will go back to Consumers. You may think it's miniscule amount in that state but like the other person said another state will do this another will do that another will do that it's just like another tax the consumers will end up paying.

States are looking for a way to get more money. If they continue with their electric vehicle nonsense there are less people to pay fuel tax and they're going to be raising other taxes. They can say all they want they're not raising taxes.

Taxes are going up and people are going to pay for more things like a tax.

There is no difference.

 

Not all states copy one another. They may have a different way to raise taxes. This one just happens to hit home because we are all truckers. I remember checking into a hotel in Georgia, and the total per night was about 20 bucks more than the advertised price. That was when I was made aware of the hotel price. The thing is, if you're not traveling to Georgia, it don't affect you. I'm not even disagreeing with the fact that some consumers will take the hit. It will only affect truckers, and in my mind to a small degree. At least their government isn't putting the additional tax on residents like so many other states do.

 

It's actually a way for one state to apply taxes to residents of another state.

If a load ships from WA to CT, the shipper in WA is paying the freight bill. The carrier charges more to the shipper to cover the added cost of getting in and out of CT. So now people in WA are paying a tax levied by the state of CT.

What so many fail to realize, is that every tax, no matter how it is structured or labeled, is paid by people.

 

Milk/dairy trucks will be exempt and up there(someone correct me if im wrong) they weigh well over 80k lbs.

I read somewhere we the governor said " he's fine with trucks going around CT, and we don't need em'"

 

Some folks just never learn, keep electing Democrats = increasing your taxes and expanding government control.

CT is just copying what NY has been doing for years with their HUT, taxing by fuel & highway use.

 

Well all I know is that in 2023 I'm ready to cast my vote for Republican lol. These Governor's are doing this right now. I believe is because they know its going to be their last term. And they are doing everything to destroy the state. I know my Governor that she put in order to get rid of shopping bags out of every grocery store, pretty much bring your own bag. And she has ruined some of our tourist spots. If there are any Mainer's you know whom I talking about. We just need more Governors like DeSantis honestly lol.

 

I'm glad he's ok with that cause I don't need anything east or north of the NY line either ...they don't make anything there anymore and it's just a little prime example of how the northeast has done such a good job of running off its industry.
One of my company's biggest customers is a medical supply company based in Franklin lakes NJ that has a plant in Canaan CT that I'd bet is soon to close as everything in NJ other than corporate has moved to four oaks nc , Columbus nebr, Holdrege nebr , and broken bow nebr .
You would think these idiot northeast and California governors would get the hint that people are leaving in droves with the highest outbound move rates and the lowest in bound move rates.
Complete morons they are .