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The car tax is the most unfair tax in Rhode Island's history.

I have testified on several occasions at the State House as well as Warwick City Hall to get this tax repealed.

HOW we do it should not be a matter of discussion. (I suggest that we just reduce spending by the same amount but there are many other ways to solve this overburden to the taxpayers.) It's the right thing to do. We need to do it. We have senior citizens that pay more on their car tax than they could sell their car for. In Warwick, the exempted value (that part of the cars value that is not taxed) is less than half of what it is in East Greenwich. In many cases that means a tax that is DOUBLE in Warwick than it is in East Greenwich.. We're losing more and more taxpayers because of the over-taxing of Warwick. This is one we can afford to make history. If we matched the tax of East Greenwich, Warwick would lose fewer taxpayers. Each person that stays covers the car tax for dozens of others.

It's basic economics. Cranston is lowering taxes, gaining population and receiving the benefit of a greater total tax revenue. The opposite is happening here in Warwick. It's time to reverse this trend. We can't afford not to.

Happy Spring everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor