Interesting discussion. Here are some ideas on how to avoid these
fees: http://www.elliott.org/archives/2007/06/3_tips_for_stee.php
On Jun 14, 2:57 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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> >>>> Yeah but Out-of-Towners decide not to ever visit after finding out.
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> >>> Doubtful. Tourism in my home town is up significantly after heavy taxes
> >>> were placed on rental cars. This is in part because the taxes help pay
> >>> for some attractions that tourists enjoy. The taxes on a rental car are
> >>> also usually in such small proportion to the overall cost of a vacation
> >>> that most people don't even bat an eye over them.
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> >> No, you just get pissed about them. Avis had a sign about the excess tax
> >> in Houston to pay for a football stadium. Easy to rip off visitors.
> >> Since I was there on business, the company was extorted.
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> > Far better YOU pay that the tax for the stadium than millions of residents
> > who NEVER use the effing stadium.
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> And how many of us travelers ever used the effing stadium?
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