Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on March 22, 2007

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Sounds like a very fair deal from Rep. Brown.

Let consumers deduct the sales price of the car they sell on their own, as opposed to a dealer trade in, and pay sales tax on the difference. Hopefully this legislation won't be just for dealer trade ins.

There shouldn't be a sales tax assessed on the sale of any used vehicle.

I this this is a good idea. It could help on the sale of cars. The only problem is; there is no way the budget can afford it at this time.

It's Not Your Money It's Our Money and for you to take it and buy votes is wrong. Cutting taxes ANYWHERE is a good idea that will bring more revenue to the insatiable state government in the long run.

I'm looking at purchasing a new vehicle right now via a trade-in of two vehicles. The one I'm interested in is about $1500 outside of my financial reach. If this bill was voted in, I could purchase that car tomorrow due to the tax savings. If the bill is not voted in, I'll have to sell my vehicles privately and then purchase a used vehicle privately. I realize the state won't get the $1500 from my deal with this bill, but the car manufacturer that is located in Detroit WILL get the sale of a new car. If I do everything privately, then both the state and the Detroit manufacturer loose out. Coming from another state where they did not tax on the trade-in difference, this was a HUGE incentive to purchase a new vehicle and EVERYONE knew about it. Please enact this law. It is the right thing to do to help stimulate the automative sales in Michigan (that and allowing tinted windows, grin.)