Licenses for Bicycles? Seriously?

[GeauxLSU]

point is they are already paying and abiding by all the same laws, taxes, and regulations you are. My point is we should be working towards lowering taxes, regulations and laws on everyone before adding or supporting ANY new legislation that gives to the gov and takes from the people. No matter who they are.

Fair enough, but that we could apply to everything and is a much broader discussion.
To illustrate, being a 'serf' and all, let me give you another tax I support. On the federal level, I support a flat tax from dollar one no deductions for anything. That would subject more than half the country to 'new' taxes.

 

[Constitution Hour]

Another way to look at it. I am willing to bet the majority of bike riders have a drivers license, they have paid a tax for using the roadway.
While there is a reasonable argument in favor of this proposal (licensing Bike riders) it really comes down to a fairness argument.
Most who are paying to use the roadways think it only fair that others pay as well. Even those who decry taxation as theft (it is) are willing to punish others who are not paying the tax. The real issue is Government searching for new ways to justify stealing more of your time/money and seeking majority approval for doing so.

 

[givejunkfree]

Please tell me that you mean you have ridden a bike more than the sum of all of the people posting, otherwise this is the dumbest statement on this thread. It still kind of makes you sound like an arrogant ass considering we have a member that owns a bike shop...

I would think any reasonably intelligent person would reckon my meaning. And, yes, when it comes to the idea of taxing and tagging a bicycle, I AM an arrogant azz! What a stupid, stupid, pitiful European piss-pot idea!

 

[b.a.customkydex]

What I find funny is some are saying they have already paid a road tax with their cars. But they think since that tax was paid it means they are free to use the roads however they want.

That's like going to a steak house and buying a steak dinner but also telling them you want a free dinner to take home because you paid for the first one.

 

[strider12]

It's just a shame that we feel we need laws/taxes/licensing (for any activity) for the 100% when probably less than 1% are the fly in the ointment.

As long as we as a people allow the currency to be debt I hope taxes go up to 90%. Maybe that'll wake some ****ers up.

 

[GeauxLSU]

Really, I drive between 30 and 70K miles a year.

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[Proximal]

Another way to look at it. I am willing to bet the majority of bike riders have a drivers license, they have paid a tax for using the roadway.
While there is a reasonable argument in favor of this proposal (licensing Bike riders) it really comes down to a fairness argument.
Most who are paying to use the roadways think it only fair that others pay as well. Even those who decry taxation as theft (it is) are willing to punish others who are not paying the tax. The real issue is Government searching for new ways to justify stealing more of your time/money and seeking majority approval for doing so.

I agree with this entire post and you are right, it really does come down to a fairness argument.

 

[Constitution Hour]

What I find funny is some are saying they have already paid a road tax with their cars. But they think since that tax was paid it means they are free to use the roads however they want.

That's like going to a steak house and buying a steak dinner but also telling them you want a free dinner to take home because you paid for the first one.

Not even close to the same. The steak house did not force you to buy a steak. The same cannot be said of taxing the public for various purposes.

 

[Proximal]

Not even close to the same. The steak house did not force you to buy a steak. The same cannot be said of taxing the public for various purposes.

With that argument, the same holds true to cyclists. No one is forcing you to cycle and the ones that don't cycle won't be taxed. He is just pointing out that if you believe that your car covers your bike, then why do we pay taxes on multiple vehicles? I'm not saying that shouldn't be the case, but I don't think he is too far off base with his analogy.

 

[b.a.customkydex]

If youth want to use the roads you have to pay to play......you pay gas tax to use them with your car. You should pay to use them with your bike too.