Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
My junkers back in the 70s were about fifty bucks per year.
An expensive car will have a yearly plate fee that can exceed the monthly payment.
This reminds me of living in Michigan. Once upon a time the plate renewal was based on vehicle weight.
As vehicles became lighter they changed the formula so the plate charge was a function of vehicle sales price or current market value.
To make a long story short it’s two to three hundred bucks per year now for my economical type vehicles.