Unless I was informed worng I heard that Michigan is at the bottome of the heep.  The worse employment and jobs gone gone gone.

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Christ is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all.
Karen Carter '74



> Sorry Brtad,
> Maine sounds like it is in as big a mess as Wisconsin!  We're poor!  Jobs
> are heading out of Maine at a rapid pace because of the unfriendly tax
> climate.  Government jobs are practically the only thing growing around
> here.  It's that blue sstate mentality working.
> Kathy
>
>
> At 11:15 PM 7/24/2005, you wrote:
> >Kathy,
> >
> >Maine must be doing well then. Wisconsin is broke, cutting back government
> >services for rehab, cutting back education budgets and the governor is on
> >a hot trail to eliminate 12,000 government jobs on his watch to save $$.
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >
> >on 07:18 AM 7/24/2005, Kathy Du Bois said:
> >Brad,
> >Yes, to a point, but then the state determines that, no matter how junky
> >or
> >old, they won't go any lower.  I think that the bottom tax rate is around
> >$100, which ends up meaning that you could pay $100 to the state per year
> >to drive around a hunk of junk that you'd be lucky to give away if you
> >could.  Maine tends to tax anything, whether it moves or not!
> >Kathy
> >
> >At 10:18 PM 7/23/2005, you wrote:
> >  >What, do you pay a percentage on the value of it each year?
> >  >
> >  >Brad
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >on 06:43 PM 7/23/2005, Kathy Du Bois said:
> >  >Brad,
> >  >The worst part about owning a car in Maine is having to pay the excise
> >tax
> >  >every year.  That took some getting used too.  The state would happily
> >  >take
> >  >the tax from a person who couldn't drive as well.
> >  >Kathy
> >  >
> >  >At 09:33 AM 7/23/2005, you wrote:
> >  >  >Rhonda,
> >  >  >
> >  >  >How did I manage to get them in my name? Took out a loan and paid for
> >  >  >them? lol. I don't know. There is no law against owning a car and not
> >  >  >driving it. It is discriminating if they will not let you buy a car
> >  >  >despite not having a license to drive it. As in my case I have a
> >truck
> >  >for
> >  >  >my business, what if I was single? I'd still need to buy a vehicle.
> >In
> >  >any
> >  >  >event, I guess for some reason it has never been an issue but would
> >have
> >  >  >been if they try to take  that right away from me. There are other
> >  >reasons
> >  >  >for actually owning a vehicle than being the one driving it. Building
> >  >  >credit through a car loan, being in business, helping kids out with
> >  >  >insurance costs, having a collector car which all anyone does is show
> >it
> >  >  >off and look at it, a taxi service, what about a blind taxi service
> >  >owner?
> >  >  >There are many reasons. I'd insist on it as it is just not treating
> >you
> >  >  >right if they don't allow you to buy a car and put it in your name.
> >  >  >
> >  >  >Brad
> >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >  >
> >  >  >on 08:09 AM 7/22/2005, Rhonda said:
> >  >  >They wouldn't let us put the car we bought for Christa in Ben's name
> >  >  >because
> >  >  >he isn't a licensed Georgia driver! how did you get the cars in your
> >  >name?
> >  >  >Rhonda