Steve Hilton, the Republican gubernatorial candidate for California, criticized the high cost of vehicle registration fees in the state and vowed to radically transform the system if elected.
Hilton recounted that during a dinner on Friday, he heard
the story of a young man who decided to register his car in his hometown in
Massachusetts because of the cost difference.
According to the story, the young man paid $60 for two years
of registration in Massachusetts, while in Sacramento, he was quoted around
$400 for just one year for the same vehicle.
"It's like being treated like a cash register,"
Hilton said, questioning what he considers an excessive burden on car owners.
The politician asserted that, if elected governor, he would
seek to abolish the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in its current form and
establish a new system that caps the cost of registration fees at $73.
Hilton maintains that this measure would be part of a
broader project to reduce costs and reform the state administration.
The Republican candidate has used the cost of vehicle
registration as one example of what he considers bureaucratic excesses in
California and states that his goal would be to change the state's course by
reducing the burden on citizens. CHANGE IS COMING