Oregon is going to have a $15 tax on every bicycle sold over $200. First state in the U.S. to enact something like this.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/07/oregon_just_passed_the_only_bi.htmlKids bikes exempted. Like that matters.
This is a dangerous precedent. Taxes are almost never repealed, and they're always increased over time. It may be $15 now, but 10 years from now, who knows?
To be fair, Oregon does not have sales tax, and this takes the place of that in the case of a bicycle sold new. The money raised by the bike tax will go directly to projects "that expand and improve commuter routes for nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians."; we'll see about that.
The governor hasn't signed it yet, but is expected to.
Your state could be next.
How does this make you feel, /n/?
