In article >, Jim Yanik wrote:
> (Brent P) wrote in
> :
>
>> In article >, Jim Yanik
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Why do you think they need to "renew" your 'registration' EVERY YEAR?
>>> It doesn't change.It's still the same plate number,year after year.
>>> It's a yearly USER FEE.
>>
>> Hell if I know. It's a tax.
>
> Thanks for admitting it.

Yes I admit that taxation is often not logical.

>> Why am I forced into social security?

>> And for what IL charges on registration, it doesn't make sense as a
>> user fee.

> Much of what gov't does does not make sense.

BINGO. hence it's not a user fee just because it has to be paid every
years.

>> Why do I have to pay $10 and have my driver's license renewed every 4
>> years?

> Check your eyesight and have a new picture taken.
> Licenses do wear out,or need updating.(Not so for your lic.plate.)
> Maybe get you to pay any outstanding parking tickets,too.

I've seen beaten up and worn license plates.

>> Are you going to say that's a 'user fee' too?

> In a way,yes.You are licensed -to use- a motor vehicle even if it is not
> registered to you,like a rental,or another person's licensed auto.
> Note that you need no driver's license if you operate off-road,on private
> property.Same for lic.plates and registration.

If government could figure out a way to tax it and control it on private
property, they would. You are simply pointing out a constitutional issue,
and confusing it with paying-for-roads.