2007 House Bill 4374 (FY 2008 Executive Budget “Revenue Enhancements” )

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Introduced by Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D) on March 1, 2007, to repeal the exemption from merchandise purchased by prison inmates in prison stores. This is one of a number of “tax expenditure repeal” proposals included in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget recommendation, which is based on approximately $1 billion in tax increases. This measure would cost prisoners approximately $700,000 each year.
- Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on March 1, 2007.
  - Reported in the House on March 28, 2007, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House (107 to 0) on April 17, 2007, to repeal the exemption from merchandise purchased by prison inmates in prison stores. This is one of a number of “tax expenditure repeal” proposals proposed to pay for higher spending in the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget, and would increase the amount prisoners pay by approximately $700,000 each year . [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on April 19, 2007.
- Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on April 19, 2007.

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1) taxation [by Anonymous Citizen on April 18, 2007]
I would have no problem with inmates paying taxes on merchandise if they were able to have representation. Its written that there shall be no taxation without representation. If you want them to pay tax then they should be allowed to vote about things such as taxes just like the rest of us. Seems to me that is one of our systems founding principles. "No taxation without representation!!!!" I'm sure those in power are afraid of the outcomes if all 51,000 inmates were allowed to vote.
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2) i HAVE [by Anonymous Citizen on April 9, 2007]
a relative who is incarcerated.

i put him there.

he lost his mother her house when he brought three and a half kilograms of cocaine into it to 'HIDE' it there.

his mother is now living in a trailer that i helped buy for her because she has no more money.

he took it.

he bought dope with it.

he sold some of it to kids, the rest he sold to an undercover cop.

he knows that he has an ass whipping when he gets out.

his mother is dying of lupis and can't afford medicine, nor can she afford to have him call her collect, as he took all her money and spent it on drugs, which he hid in HER house, and got it taken from her as the 'proceeds of a drug operation'.

she still loves the boy, no matter what,

i can't WAIT till he gets out...

i get to be FIRST IN LINE among the cousins to administer the ass whipping.

i'm sure that he wishes we weren't going to be waiting for him on the day he gets released.

if his mother dies, then we have no real reason to be 'merciful'.

tell ME about deserving second chances.
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3) Just an American Born Free [by Anonymous Citizen on April 9, 2007]
Let God be Judge and Jury on convicted Souls not some Lame person that does'nt give a Rats As-! I Pray to God that no loved one of yours ever gets incarcerated...If they do would you feel the same? Would you not except a collect phone call? Maybe you would'nt care at all, But I do. There are alot of Prisoners that have been wrongfully accused, But they rot behind our system that was their for them, Shame on our system that wrongfully accuse people and put them away and never take a second look again...I have seen the people and they trully need to have a second LOOK.
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