This is not a dig at you or anyboby that lives there. Unfortunately you live in a socialist state like many states here in the northeast. It's all about money and they want us to work harder to give to the state so they can waist it foolishly and than want more. Your choices are pay it, vote the law makers out of office, or vote with your feet and leave or drive something smaller. I'm lucky that my work allows me the benefit to live where ever and travel to job site. I use to live NY all my life got tried of the BS left. Now in NH... much better!