Southern Lawmaker Proposes ‘Yankee Tax’ as Blue Staters Flee Tyrannical Northeastern States

It’s called the “Yankee tax.” Since South Carolina is the third-fastest growing state in the nation, its legislature is considering taxing newcomers through special vehicle and driver licensing fees.

The fees — $250 for a new driver’s license and $250 to register an out-of-state vehicle — are part of a bill sponsored by Republican state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, WCBD-TV reported.

It’s not a blanket statewide measure, but if passed would give each county the opportunity to hold a referendum to locally impose the fees.

“We have a serious issue in South Carolina, especially in high-growth counties, where our quality of life is being diminished,” according to Goldfinch.

“Because of the high growth, we’re just not able to keep up with the infrastructure, the schools, the roads, the bridges, the utilities, and the green space that we need in order to keep our quality of life,” he said.

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For instance, Fort Mill’s population has quadrupled in the past decade and its mayor, Guynn Savage told WCBD-TV, “Growth does not pay for growth.”

“Even the residential growth that was here isn’t paying the taxes needed to afford all of the services that are provided in a municipality,” she said.

“Everyone enjoys the benefits of growth,” according to Savage. “Everybody loves a new restaurant, a new boutique, a new service, a new park.

“I think that it’s something that also comes with challenges that must be met.”

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But won’t an extra $250 driver’s license and $250 vehicle fee deter people from coming to South Carolina?

Goldfinch doesn’t think so.

People from states with high property taxes like New York, New Jersey or Ohio — where most newcomers to South Carolina come from — will save literally tens of thousands of dollars by entering an area with a low cost of living, according to Goldfinch.

A $250 driver’s license fee won’t stop that, he said. “And if it does, if that offends you so much that it stops you from…

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