Faced with scooter seizures, Bird pays property tax bill months late

Re:Faced with scooter seizures, Bird pays property tax bill ... by bagels on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @05:52PM (#31674807)

2.5% of the value of the vehicle? Last time I checked, I paid 9.x% sales tax + >1% per year in registration taxes, and who knows how much in fuel or electricity taxes.

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Re:Faced with scooter seizures, Bird pays property tax bill ... by thawaya3113 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @05:57PM (#31674871)

I’m pretty sure anyone buying a scooter would also be paying sales tax, plus taxes on fuel and electricity.

The only difference is a property tax of 2.5% assessed every year.

That being said, I would be surprised if this 2.5% property tax didn’t apply to car rental companies cars as well.

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Re:Faced with scooter seizures, Bird pays property tax bill ... by colechristensen on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @06:23PM (#31675168)

Fuel is taxed explicitly to fund roads.

Property tax likewise to pay for roads and how they're used.

Electricity taxes don't go to fund roads or sidewalks, sales tax is likewise not for that.

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