Ok thanks Kathy. I heard the statistic from an unemployed person so that is probably what they did. -- Christ is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all. Karen Carter '74 > I don't know Karen, > From all of the nation wide studies that they throw out the results to > around here,, Maine is supposed to be at the bottome. Michigan is supposed > to be in the middle somewhere. That's pole results for you! GRIN! Just > use the one that supports your premise and you can sound like you know what > you are talking about! GRIN! > Kathy > > > At 01:41 PM 7/25/2005, you wrote: > >Unless I was informed worng I heard that Michigan is at the bottome of the > >heep. The worse employment and jobs gone gone gone. > > > >-- > >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