1999oct15. I-695 is a Washington state public ballot initiative to replace the state’s vehicle license tax with a flat fee of $30. That’s about how much the flat fee is in Michigan, for example, but here in sunny California, I had to pay around $400 to get plates and a title transfer for my ten-year-old car. Okay, I was a little late going to the DMV, I have a little problem with authority if you haven’t already figured that out. Not four hundred dollars late, however. I’m not sure I understand why Californians have no problem turning over a large wad of cash and their thumbprint to the DMV. I will try to understand.
