‘Crash Taxes’ Are Growing in Popularity Among Cash-Strapped California Cities

January 1st, 2011

Let me understand this: There’s no discount on all the other taxes people pay to the state, and then they get charged by the state when there’s an emergency? Maniac fascists have no concept of enough.

There’s one voice of sanity in this article:

“To me, it’s an outrage. We’re already paying these people — the police department, the fire department, the emergency vehicle drivers — handsome salaries and benefits,” said Lew Uhler, president of the National Tax Limitation Committee. “Either we stop this kind of nonsense or we should quit paying taxes for these kind of services.”

Via: Los Angeles Times:

One more good reason to drive safely in California: If you cause an accident, you may be on the hook to pay the police and firefighters who show up to help.

At least 50 cities in the state have adopted so-called crash-tax laws allowing local governments to seek reimbursement from insurance companies for the costs of sending public emergency crews to accident scenes. The fees can amount to hundreds or even thousands of dollars. If insurers don’t pay, cities can hire collection agents to seek payment from the motorists involved.

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One Response to “‘Crash Taxes’ Are Growing in Popularity Among Cash-Strapped California Cities”

  1. Mike Gogulski says:
    January 1, 2011 at 5:46 am

    Watch for the insurance companies to lobby in favor of this. Higher premiums, more profits.

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