Yup. We bought our Cherokee 3 months after gov. Rod Blafukusabunch
implemented the use tax. I hope he enjoyed the extra 3 grand he cost us.

Bah.


wrote in message
ups.com...
"Illinois lawmakers ought to drop the state's sales tax on aircraft and
aircraft parts so the industry can remain competitive, aviation
industry officials said at a meeting at DuPage Airport in West Chicago
Friday.
Ed Green, vice president and general manager of the Springfield- based
Garrett Aviation Service Centers, said 28 states do not have an
aviation tax and 20 states don't tax aircraft maintenance, either.
The taxes, he said, are disincentives for people to buy or service
aircraft in Illinois or to do business here at all.
"You have a mobile product. It's not a captive audience. They can go
anywhere to get maintenance done," he said.

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