South Carolina weighs 'Yankee tax' on newcomer driving fees

[Jilly_in_VA]

Additional fees may be coming for incoming South Carolina residents who want to legally drive on their new home state’s roads.

Droves of newcomers have made South Carolina one of the nation’s fastest-growing states. As legislators respond to climbing population totals, a bill dubbed the “Yankee tax” could require freshly minted Palmetto State locals to pay $500 total in one-time fees for new driver’s licenses and vehicle registration.

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved the proposal by a 11-6 vote. It now heads to the Senate floor.

Republican Sen. Stephen Goldfinch’s bill purports to capitalize on the state’s in-migration by ensuring these new neighbors pay for the infrastructure already funded by existing taxpayers. He compared the tax to impact fees: one-time charges commonly paid by developers to help cover the increased demands their new project might bring for public facilities.

https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/02/22/south-carolina-weighs-yankee-tax-newcomer-driving-fees/

Welcome to South Cackalacky. Now pay up.

[Casady1]

1. Yankee is not a term

of endearment. South Carolina where the War of Northern aggression started.

[keithbvadu2]

3. The Republican War of Northern Aggression.

The folks who won that war.

[underpants]

2. Jeebus

Okay it’s if you move there. I wonder if “half backs” will be effected by this moving from Florida.

[Gore1FL]

4. Do we need to send General Sherman, again?

[2naSalit]

5. I wonder how that will sit...

With the military which has a large presence there.

[Cheezoholic]

6. I lived there for 15 years

SC has notoriously had some of the worst roads with some of the highest traffic fatality rates in the country for decades. Of course it's the "Yankees" fault.