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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by randyrand on Sunday August 21, 2016 @01:04AM (#12329477)
ah the old 'temporary tax' we hear time to time.

I remember some story about a few WWII temporary taxes that are still taxing today.

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by jdminhbg on Sunday August 21, 2016 @01:20AM (#12329513)
Pennsylvanians still pay a "temporary" 18% tax on alcohol instituted to pay for damage caused by the Johnstown Flood.

... in 1936.

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016/03/27/Tr...

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by staticfish on Sunday August 21, 2016 @03:22AM (#12329832)
The toll charges for a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge were instituted to pay for the segment not subsided by the citizens on each bank of the San Francisco Bay.
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