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#11
May 11th, 2007, 03:51 AM
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CA car rental fees
The CA fees for Hertz (probably all at the airport) are really Additional Items (included in Total Charges) Tax 18.60 % 18% tax !?? ... not bad compared to some other places. There was a USA Today article on highest rental car taxes at airports and I think Houston was the "winner" with 73% tax. PHX is bad too 
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June 10th, 2007, 10:12 PM
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Out of towners don't vote locally, so they're a natural for high taxes.
"Rudy" wrote in message news  SQ0i.172202$DE1.37546@pd7urf2no...The CA fees for Hertz (probably all at the airport) are really Additional Items (included in Total Charges) Tax 18.60 % 18% tax !?? .. not bad compared to some other places. There was a USA Today article on highest rental car taxes at airports and I think Houston was the "winner" with 73% tax. PHX is bad too
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June 11th, 2007, 01:11 PM
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Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out.
"Gary" wrote in message t... Out of towners don't vote locally, so they're a natural for high taxes. "Rudy" wrote in message news SQ0i.172202$DE1.37546@pd7urf2no...The CA fees for Hertz (probably all at the airport) are really Additional Items (included in Total Charges) Tax 18.60 % 18% tax !?? .. not bad compared to some other places. There was a USA Today article on highest rental car taxes at airports and I think Houston was the "winner" with 73% tax. PHX is bad too
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June 12th, 2007, 12:00 PM
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In article ,
"- Bobb -" wrote: Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out. Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation that most people don't even bat an eye over them.
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June 14th, 2007, 04:11 AM
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"Shawn Hirn" wrote in message ... In article , "- Bobb -" wrote: Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out. Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation that most people don't even bat an eye over them. No, you just get ****ed about them. Avis had a sign about the excess tax in Houston to pay for a football stadium. Easy to rip off visitors. Since I was there on business, the company was extorted.
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June 14th, 2007, 10:21 AM
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... "Shawn Hirn" wrote in message ... In article , "- Bobb -" wrote: Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out. Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation that most people don't even bat an eye over them. No, you just get ****ed about them. Avis had a sign about the excess tax in Houston to pay for a football stadium. Easy to rip off visitors. Since I was there on business, the company was extorted. Far better YOU pay that the tax for the stadium than millions of residents who NEVER use the effing stadium.
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June 14th, 2007, 07:57 PM
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"sharx35" wrote in message news:bM7ci.23797$nx3.12342@edtnps89... "Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... "Shawn Hirn" wrote in message ... In article , "- Bobb -" wrote: Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out. Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation that most people don't even bat an eye over them. No, you just get ****ed about them. Avis had a sign about the excess tax in Houston to pay for a football stadium. Easy to rip off visitors. Since I was there on business, the company was extorted. Far better YOU pay that the tax for the stadium than millions of residents who NEVER use the effing stadium. And how many of us travelers ever used the effing stadium?
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#18
June 14th, 2007, 08:49 PM
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "sharx35" wrote in message news:bM7ci.23797$nx3.12342@edtnps89... "Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... "Shawn Hirn" wrote in message ... In article , "- Bobb -" wrote: Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out. Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation that most people don't even bat an eye over them. No, you just get ****ed about them. Avis had a sign about the excess tax in Houston to pay for a football stadium. Easy to rip off visitors. Since I was there on business, the company was extorted. Seems like the Boston Globe read this thread: http://www.boston.com/travel/article...cation?mode=PF
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#19
June 15th, 2007, 09:40 AM
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "sharx35" wrote in message news:bM7ci.23797$nx3.12342@edtnps89... "Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... "Shawn Hirn" wrote in message ... In article , "- Bobb -" wrote: Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out. Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation that most people don't even bat an eye over them. No, you just get ****ed about them. Avis had a sign about the excess tax in Houston to pay for a football stadium. Easy to rip off visitors. Since I was there on business, the company was extorted. Far better YOU pay that the tax for the stadium than millions of residents who NEVER use the effing stadium. And how many of us travelers ever used the effing stadium? Too ****ing bad. I'd MUCH rather a bunch of strangers pay a bunch of nuisance taxes than us homeowning residents.
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#20
June 15th, 2007, 01:18 PM
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Interesting discussion. Here are some ideas on how to avoid these
fees: http://www.elliott.org/archives/2007...s_for_stee.php On Jun 14, 2:57 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote: "sharx35" wrote in message news:bM7ci.23797$nx3.12342@edtnps89... "Calif Bill" wrote in message thlink.net... "Shawn Hirn" wrote in message ... In article , "- Bobb -" wrote: Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out. Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation that most people don't even bat an eye over them. No, you just get ****ed about them. Avis had a sign about the excess tax in Houston to pay for a football stadium. Easy to rip off visitors. Since I was there on business, the company was extorted. Far better YOU pay that the tax for the stadium than millions of residents who NEVER use the effing stadium. And how many of us travelers ever used the effing stadium?
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