fickman wrote:I don't begrudge veterans getting a discount.
However, our fee is oppressive for many middle class single income families with kids...and it's considerably higher than many other states. Shouldn't there be some sort of economy of scale benefit that makes a larger state's program cheaper to run per person than a smaller state's?
All true and for reasons you have already guessed. Poll taxes were outlawed because they discouraged the exercise of constitutionally protected voting rights. Sound familiar?