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Geezer wrote:We elected him. Twice.

Well, , , that first time there was a whole lot of chicanery down in Florida and I wonder if we'll ever really know the whole story to that, and he just barely got thru thanks to some help in Ohio the second time.[/list:u]Mort Sahl tells the story of the first time he met Bush and Bush said, "It's a difficult job, but it's the one I was elected to do." Mort replied, "We didn't elect you by that much." :hehe: [/list:u]

I read this as a comment posted under an article on CNN.com

"Help us Obama-wan Kenobi, you're our only hope!"

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^ LOL. :rofl:

Life imitates art. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:^ LOL. :rofl:

Life imitates art. :hehe:

Made me laugh, too. :hehe:

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^ I feel that serving fork already jabbing at me. :sweat:

and Citi is raping my twice w/ that bailout.

bmwracer wrote:^ I feel that serving fork already jabbing at me. :sweat:

Obama-wan....save us.

Looks like that Proposition R passed with a 2/3 vote... Which means sales tax in LA County will go up to 8.75% from 8.25% and will last for 30 years... :grumble:

Looks like I'll have to drive to the OC to buy stuff since their sales tax is only 7.75%...

bmwracer wrote:Looks like that Proposition R passed with a 2/3 vote... Which means sales tax in LA County will go up to 8.75% from 8.25% and will last for 30 years... :grumble:

Looks like I'll have to drive to the OC to buy stuff since their sales tax is only 7.75%...

Better yet...just keep buying your big box purchases online...no tax! These days a lot of places are even offering free or discounted shipping.

Tu_triky wrote:Better yet...just keep buying your big box purchases online...no tax! These days a lot of places are even offering free or discounted shipping.

Absolutely.

I've got amazon.com (no sales tax!) bookmarked. :victory:

Though, I am hesitant to buy some electronics online, knowing what kind of hell the boxes go through via FedEx or UPS... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Absolutely.

I've got amazon.com (no sales tax!) bookmarked. :victory:

Though, I am hesitant to buy some electronics online, knowing what kind of hell the boxes go through via FedEx or UPS... :sweat:

Yeah I see your point...well I bought my TV online but it was hand delivered via freight truck & it was fine...but yeah some vendors are more agreeable than others if something comes up.

In any event, it will be interesting if the tax increase will alter shopping patterns of certain goods in L.A. County....I doubt it tho'.

Tu_triky wrote:Yeah I see your point...well I bought my TV online but it was hand delivered via freight truck & it was fine...but yeah some vendors are more agreeable than others if something comes up.

If online stores offer "white glove" delivery, it's definitely the way to go.

I don't want another FedEx fiasco like the one I had a couple of years ago with my CRT monitor... :grumble:

In any event, it will be interesting if the tax increase will alter shopping patterns of certain goods in L.A. County....I doubt it tho'.

Yeah, I doubt it too... Gotta suck it up for the most part.

I'll have to buy a car in the OC when the time comes, I guess... Unless that's not allowed, sales tax-wise. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I doubt it too... Gotta suck it up for the most part.

I'll have to buy a car in the OC when the time comes, I guess... Unless that's not allowed, sales tax-wise. :sweat:

It's my understanding that the tax rate for auto sales is determined by your residence not where you buy the car...if it's purchasesd outside the county in which you live....Not 100% sure though.

Tu_triky wrote:It's my understanding that the tax rate for auto sales is determined by your residence not where you buy the car...if it's purchasesd outside the county in which you live....Not 100% sure though.

Yeah, I've been talking to a coworker about that... I figured as much. :(

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I've been talking to a coworker about that... I figured as much. :(

The only thing you can do is if you know a friend who lives in OC. Use that address when you buy the car and then after you get the title to the vehicle or when you get the registration in the mail...collect the registration from your OC contact and then change the address after the fact. I did it before a longtime ago...bought a car from OC and used a relative's address for the deal and then after I got the car and the registration in hand I ended up just filing out a change of address form...Easy as pie.

Tu_triky wrote:

The only thing you can do is if you know a friend who lives in OC. Use that address when you buy the car and then after you get the title to the vehicle or when you get the registration in the mail...collect the registration from your OC contact and then change the address after the fact. I did it before a longtime ago...bought a car from OC and used a relative's address for the deal and then after I got the car and the registration in hand I ended up just filing out a change of address form...Easy as pie.

I have a feeling the taxman is starting to pin down on this. Unless the insurance, license match up, I don't think it's possible to pull that trick.

Luckily I don't live in a county that charges 8.75% for sales tax (though if Gobernator Arnie has his way, it would jump to over 10%) :sweat:

dochira wrote:
I have a feeling the taxman is starting to pin down on this. Unless the insurance, license match up, I don't think it's possible to pull that trick.

I don't doubt...I did it a long time ago...but I don't see why you can't have the insurance bill sent to that address for a bit as well so as to keep it looking kosher. Where there is a will there is a way.

^ Guess I'd better buy that car before the tax goes into effect.... Any idea when?

January 1?

July 1?

bmwracer wrote:^ Guess I'd better buy that car before the tax goes into effect.... Any idea when?

January 1?

July 1?

"It is important to note that Measure R can only take effect if authorizing legislation consistent with the ordinance is approved by the state legislature prior to January 2nd 2009. If the legislature does approve such a law, the sales tax increase would go into effect July 1st, 2009."