🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Jul17.123205.12853@ERA.COM>, feit@ERA.COM (Mark Feit) writes:
> On dc.general, sbayles@mwunix.mitre.org (Scott Bayles) posts:
>  > 
>  > As I drive in Northern VA during rush hour every day, I see an incredible
>  > amount of cars with Maryland tags. For example, at 6:30 in the morning I
>  > will pull out of my subdivision and immediately see a few MD tags. I
>  > realize a few of the people on Rt7 legitimately come down from Rt15, but I
>  > can't believe that *ALL* these cars are doing this.
>  >
>  > I've heard one explanation that property taxes are cheaper, and something
>  > about easier or no emissions/safety inspections. What are the real reasons
>  > that people live in Virginia and register their cars in Maryland??? Does 
>  > it save that much money??
> 
> 1.  They own property in Maryland.  DMV won't let you register your
> car without a Maryland address unless you can prove you own property
> there.
> 
> #pragma MyOpinion(On,FullBlast)
> 
> 1a. Maryland is a nicer place to live than Northern Virginia.  It
> doesn't cost nearly as much, and the state doesn't have some of the
> goofy bass-ackwards laws Virginia does.  And before you flame the tar
> out of me, I've lived and worked in Northern Virginia _and_ Maryland.
> (Maryland's big drawback right now is its Governor, but that situation
> will change eventually.


Governor Wilder is far worse than Marylands Governor.

-chris