24 Fees Mitt Romney Tried To Raise In Massachusetts

Mitt Romney often hits President Obama for calling for tax increases on the wealthiest Americans. But a Democratic source forwards to this rather lengthy list of fees Romney raised in Massachusetts. He was struggling to close a budget gap without raising taxes; but many of which citizens of the state saw them hidden tax increases nonetheless.

1. A Fee on the Blind

2. A Fee for the Mentally Handicapped

3. A Fee for Having Tuberculosis

4. A Fee on Volunteer Firefighters and EMTs

5. A Fee for Golfing

6. A Fee for Cremating the Dead

7. A Fee for Prison Phone Calls

8. A Fee for Driving Permits

9. Romney Quadrupled Gun Fees

10. A Fee on Cottages

11. A Fee on Ice Skaters

12. A Fee for Barbers

13. A Fee on Hairdressers

14. A Fee on Nurses.

15. A Fee on Pharmacists.

16. A Fee on Plumbers.

17. A Fee on Psychologists

18. A Fee on Realtors

19. A Fee on Home Inspectors

20. A Fee on Auto Repair Shops

21. A Fee for Divorce

22. A Fee for Changing Your Name

23. A Fee on Milk

24. A Fee on Funeral Directors

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