The registration cost for the 1997 Geo in 2011 was $178.42. That was the last time I registered that car. Last year it was my first with the 2005 Mini. It cost $274.35. Surprise, surprise, the dollars didn’t change this year; it remained $274.35. That’s still a bit of a sticker shock considering the consistently hundred-buck lower amount for the Geo, though.
State government is raising fees here and there, wherever it thinks it can make more money … rather than raising income taxes. The higher fees are a much larger burden on the poor. But who cares about the poor?
This one’s City and County, but the principle still applies. As I remember it Mufi did a lot of fee-raising while he was Mayor.