Posted by Turby on April 9, 2009, 1:42 pm
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:37:49 -0500, Chuck Rhode
>Here are some revenue-raising ideas for you to try in your state:
The Feds can just print more money. Lesser government entities have to
balance budgets somehow. If people make less money and land is worth
less, taxes won't generate enough to pay for programs constituents
demand, ergo, taxes will go up.
>o Garbage Fee- $48.6 million increase - Increase the "tipping fee" by
>$4.40/ton, from $5.90, to $10.30/ton.
My home town does not have a separate charge for trash collection. It
is included in the general fund. Some people think the city should
have a separate fee for it, saying we get the service for free. As if
the trucks and driver's pay were donated by Bill Gates. Perhaps every
line item in the budget should be a separate fee. Whatever works to
generate more revenue.
>o Ballast Water Discharge Permits and Fees - $797,000 new shipping fee -
>Create a new permit requirement that a maritime vessel that is 79
>feet or longer must discharge ballast water into the waters of the
>state. DNR would charge a $1,200 application fee and a $345 annual
>fee.
I'm afraid to ask what this is all about. _Must_ discharge ballast
water? What's the alternative?
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Posted by .p.jm on April 9, 2009, 2:20 pm
wrote:
>On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:37:49 -0500, Chuck Rhode
>>Here are some revenue-raising ideas for you to try in your state:
>The Feds can just print more money. Lesser government entities have to
>balance budgets somehow. If people make less money and land is worth
>less, taxes won't generate enough to pay for programs constituents
>demand, ergo, taxes will go up.
And then in a few years when the economy recovers, wages and
property values go up - the government will KEEP the higher tax rates,
and find ways to piss away the 'windfall' on social engineering
programs.
>>o Ballast Water Discharge Permits and Fees - $797,000 new shipping fee -
>>Create a new permit requirement that a maritime vessel that is 79
>>feet or longer must discharge ballast water into the waters of the
>>state. DNR would charge a $1,200 application fee and a $345 annual
>>fee.
>I'm afraid to ask what this is all about. _Must_ discharge ballast
>water? What's the alternative?
Leave it sit in the tanks ? But that's hard to tax ....
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Posted by Chuck Rhode on April 9, 2009, 9:22 pm
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:42:27 -0700, Turby wrote:
> I'm afraid to ask what this is all about. _Must_ discharge ballast
> water? What's the alternative?
The summary is obviously garbled. Perhaps *this* is closer to the
intent of the legislation:
>> o Ballast Water Discharge Permits and Fees - $797,000 new shipping
>> fee - Create a new permit requirement [for] maritime vessel[s] 79
>> feet or longer [that] must discharge ballast water into the waters
>> of the state. DNR would charge a $1,200 application fee and a $345
>> annual fee.
Here're snippets of a news article from a couple of months ago:
"Under the new plan, oceangoing vessels would have to pay $1,200 to
apply for a 5-year permit allowing them to discharge ballast water at
Wisconsin's Lake Michigan and Lake Superior ports. They'd also have to
pay an additional $345 each year they hold the permit.
"Gov. Jim Doyle's budget proposal, released this week, estimates the
fees would generate about $460,000 by 2011 and cover three positions
to run the program.
"The ships would have to meet limits on the number of living organisms
allowed in discharged ballast water."
"Ships that never leave the Great Lakes wouldn't face discharge
standards. They would instead have to use strategies to control
invasives, such as disinfectants.
"The requirements reflect concern in the Great Lakes-only shipping
industry over paying millions of dollars for ballast water treatment
equipment.
"The 'lakers,' as they call themselves, say they may move organisms
around but their spread is inevitable once they reach the Great
Lakes. States need to stop the oceangoing ships, or 'salties,' from
bringing the invasives in, they contend."
o Richmond, Todd. "Wis. Proposes Tough New Great Lakes Ballast Rules."
_Chicago Tribune_. 20 Feb. 2009. 9 Apr. 2009
<http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/feb/20/science/chi-ap-wi-ballast-
invasives>.
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Posted by Henry on April 9, 2009, 2:07 pm
Chuck Rhode wrote:
> Here are some revenue-raising ideas for you to try in your state:
>
> "Overall, the fee changes included in the [Wisconsin] Governor's budget
> would increase state fees by $237.7 million over the next two years.
> Following is a partial listing of the Governor's fee increase
> proposals:
>
> o Animal Slaughter Fee - new $1.5 million food tax - Impose a new fee
> on each animal slaughtered for food at 14¢/pig, 14¢/cattle, 10¢/calf,
> and 1¢/poultry.
>
> o Garbage Fee- $48.6 million increase - Increase the "tipping fee" by
> $4.40/ton, from $5.90, to $10.30/ton.
>
> o Handgun Purchaser Record Check Fee - $1.6 million increase -
> Increase the handgun purchaser record check fee from $8 to $30.
>
> o Work Permit Fee - $960,000 increase - Increase the work permit fee
> by $5 (from $5 to $10).
>
> o Vehicle Environmental Impact Title Fee - $17.5 million increase -
> Under current law, the $9 vehicle Environmental Impact Title Fee was
> supposed to end at the end of 2009. The Governor's budget would make
> this fee permanent.
>
> o Title Lien Fee - $4.8 million increase - Increase the title lien fee
> for each notating and subsequent release of a lien on an auto title
> from $4 to $10.
>
> o Birth Certificate Fee - $612,000 increase - Increase the fee for a
> copy of a birth certificate from $20 to $22, and the fee for an
> additional copy obtained at the same time from $3 to $5.
>
> o Vital Records Fee - $6 million increase - Repeal a provision that
> ended the vital records fee increases that were enacted in the 2007-09
> budget on a temporary basis.
>
> o Fee for Paper Copies of Driver Records - new $130,000 fee -
> Establish a $2 fee for providing a paper copy of a driver record, in
> addition to the fee for the record search ($5 for a computerized
> request and $6 for a telephone request).
>
> o Child Care Licensing Fees - $980,000 increase - Increase biennial
> child care licensing fees for group child care centers from
> $10.33/child to $16.94/child.
>
> o Boat Registration Fee - $2.15 million increase - Increase the fees
> for a three-year motorized boat registration from $19 to $25 for a
> boat under 16' in length, $28 to $35 for 16'-26', $52 to $62 for
> 26'-40' and $86 to $99 for over 40'.
>
> o UW Tuition - $43 million increase - Increase UW System tuition to
> accommodate UW faculty/staff compensation increases.
>
> o Ballast Water Discharge Permits and Fees - $797,000 new shipping fee -
> Create a new permit requirement that a maritime vessel that is 79
> feet or longer must discharge ballast water into the waters of the
> state. DNR would charge a $1,200 application fee and a $345 annual
> fee.
>
> o Declarations of Domestic Partnerships - Unknown fiscal impact -
> Create fees that would be paid by couples who apply to county clerks
> for each declaration of domestic partnership, and for each certificate
> of termination of domestic partnership.
>
> o Assisted Living Facilities Certification and Licensing Fees -
> $432,000 increase - Increase biennial certification and licensing fees
> for certain assisted living facilities by 27 percent. Increase
> licensing fees for community-based residential facilities from
> $306/facility and $39.60/resident to $389/facility and $50.25/resident
> and for adult family homes from $135/facility to
> $171/facility. Increase certification fees for adult day care centers
> from $100/facility to $127/facility.
>
> o Joe, Leibham. "Fee Increases in State Budget Plan." _Capitol
> Connection_. Madison, WI. 8 Apr. 2009. 9 Apr. 2009
> <http://www.legis.wi.gov/senate/sen09/news/Press/2009/col2009-013.asp> .
>
> What we are trying to accomplish here is to keep Milwaukee County from
> cashing, creating a failed state a la Mogadishu and endangering
> shipping on Lake Michigan.
>
> This is in addition to several tax increases, which include:
>
> o Cigarette/Tobacco Products Tax -- $343 million tax increase --
> Increase the cigarette tax by $0.75/pack (from $1.77 to $2.52). In
> addition, increase the general tax rate on tobacco products from 50%
> of the manufacturer's established list price to 71%, increase the
> maximum allowable tax per cigar from $0.50/cigar to $0.71/cigar and
> increase the tax on moist snuff from $1.31/ounce to $1.87/ounce.
>
> o Hospital Health Care Tax -- $99 million tax increase -- Increase the
> recently-adopted hospital health care tax by $99 million to a total of
> $650 million over the next two years.
>
> o Nursing Home Bed Tax -- $75 million tax increase -- Increase the tax
> on licensed beds in nursing homes from $75/month to $150/month in
> 2009-10, and from $150/month to $170/month in 2010-11.
>
> o Joe, Leibham. "Tax Increases in State Budget Plan." _Capitol
> Connection_. Madison, WI. 1 Apr. 2009. 9 Apr. 2009
> <http://www.legis.wi.gov/senate/sen09/news/Press/2009/col2009-012.asp> .
>
> Apparently the aim is to reduce consumption of tobacco and health care
> in Wisconsin, which should be good for us all.
Illegal, immoral wars, tax cuts for billionaire, and handouts
to fraudulent Wall St investment firms don't come without a
price. Now get back to work so you can pay your share. ;-)
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Posted by Rkleinsch1216128 on April 9, 2009, 2:13 pm
> What we are trying to accomplish here is to keep Milwaukee County from
> cashing, creating a failed state a la Mogadishu and endangering
> shipping on Lake Michigan.
Not a bad thought at all. As a former resident of
Buffalo, piracy looks like a great way to replace
lost jobs throughout the entire great lakes region.
Wonder if there's money for boat purchases and
job retraining available in the economic stimulus
package. There's already ample precedent for
subsidized piracy in the Wall Street bailouts.
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