goRPaul
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- Aug 23, 2007
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In an effort to save money and stick it to the powers that be, I have decided not to own a vehicle. Owning a vehicle feeds taxes to the state and wealth to the car and banking industries. The cost of owning a vehicle is financially handicapping, with a compounded effect on the poor. Some of these costs are:
State:
-Driver's License
-Sales tax
-Registration
-Tag
-Traffic violations
-Tolls
-Fuel Tax
Car Industry:
-Car Insurance
-Fuel
-Maintenance
-Repairs
-Modifications/add-ons
-Sales overhead
-Loans & Interest
Alternatives to car ownership are plentiful. Simply use what's available to you:
-Ride with family/friends/coworkers
-Bicycle
-Bus/taxi
-Car sharing & rental
-Walking
-Train & subway
-Golf cart
-ATV
-Moped
-Scooter
-Horse
My fellow Marines don't take me seriously at all when I tell them I'm not getting a car. I laugh when they say things like "you'll get a car... you're gonna want/need a car". Meanwhile, they're broke and I'm not. They are empowering the state and the banking system, I am not.
State:
-Driver's License
-Sales tax
-Registration
-Tag
-Traffic violations
-Tolls
-Fuel Tax
Car Industry:
-Car Insurance
-Fuel
-Maintenance
-Repairs
-Modifications/add-ons
-Sales overhead
-Loans & Interest
Alternatives to car ownership are plentiful. Simply use what's available to you:
-Ride with family/friends/coworkers
-Bicycle
-Bus/taxi
-Car sharing & rental
-Walking
-Train & subway
-Golf cart
-ATV
-Moped
-Scooter
-Horse
My fellow Marines don't take me seriously at all when I tell them I'm not getting a car. I laugh when they say things like "you'll get a car... you're gonna want/need a car". Meanwhile, they're broke and I'm not. They are empowering the state and the banking system, I am not.