An influx of people moving down South has prompted South Carolina lawmakers to debate whether newcomers should pay a $500 “Yankee tax” before they can take advantage of the state’s infrastructure.
Under a bill proposed by Republican state Sen. Stephen Goldfinch, incoming South Carolina residents must pay two one-time fees: $250 to obtain a driver’s license and $250 to register a car. The payment is dubbed the Yankee tax because it is expected to mostly affect those moving from Northern states.
Specifically, new residents would pay the fee with their property taxes and present the receipt at their local Department of Motor Vehicles office for driver’s licenses and car registration. Each county may have its voters decide whether or not to implement the fee by adding the question to the ballot in a general election….
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