2009 House Bill 5447: Extend “temporary” fee and tax hikes

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Introduced by Rep. Bert Johnson (D) on September 22, 2009, to make permanent a number of “temporary” driver license and vehicle registration fees and taxes that were increased in 2003. The tax and fee increases were supposed to end on Oct. 1, 2009.
- Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on September 22, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 5447 (Extend “temporary” fee and tax hikes ) by changeagent on September 30, 2009

The Federal income tax was temporary when it was passed too.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 5447 (Extend “temporary” fee and tax hikes ) by shearwater on September 29, 2009

Change the legislature at election time! This is an emergency!

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 5447 (Extend “temporary” fee and tax hikes ) by Beerme on September 29, 2009

Just one more piece of evidence that there is no such thing as a "temporary tax". This legislation was already reprehensible, to extend it and make it permanent is unthinkable. Are we to balance the budget on the backs of the poor, while making it impossible for them to work because their licenses are suspended due to non-payment of fines and fees?

And what about insurance rates for these folks? When are you social engineering Democrats going to eliminate that barrier to the poor?

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