He has rental cars so he doesn't have to pay the fees!!!haha! One more perk ol' jimmy gets! I wish it were feasible for me to take a bus and get rid of my car,unfortunatly that's not possible for some of us as the bus doesn't go to rockford from janesville at 3am in the morning! We are the people and we don't have a voice, but at election time let's not be silent anymore!

Dub the answer to your question is for all citizens to ban together and over throw our government.

My most recent fee renewing my 2-year Wisconsin Auctioneer licence was $174.00. We also have to take so called Continuing Education classes or pay to take a State exam to renew our licence every two years in order to remain in Business. Plus you have the cost of hotel rooms and travel to and from theese classes. We barely can make ends meet as it is. The State of Wisconsin wants to live high out of our pockets. What are the service people supposed to do? It is either pay the price or get thrown under a bus. Should we try to pass the additional cost to be in business onto our customers?

Rental Cars???? Why don't they drive their own cars!??? Are these politicians and goverment employees kings? Maybe we should start making laws about spending our money for such foolishness. You politicians are their at our request to speak for us, NOT to steal our money for you lavish lives!

My most recent fee renewing my 2-year Wisconsin Auctioneer licence was $174.00. We also have to take so called Continuing Education classes or pay to take a State and pass an exam to renew our licence every two years in order to remain in Business. Plus you have the cost of hotel rooms and travel to and from theese classes. We barely can make ends meet as it is. The State of Wisconsin wants to live high out of our pockets with our hard earned dollars. What are the service people supposed to do? It is either pay the price or get thrown under a bus. Should we try to pass the additional cost to be in business onto our customers?

AREN'T y'all glad you elected a worthless Liberal slimebag liar?

Everyone gets laid off except federal and state employees. Doyle how about getting rid of those rental cars? The dane county airport parking lot is loaded with them so employees can pick one up and go, and how about getting rid of all the airplanes the state owns?? Lets remember all these jokers at election.

don_diego,
you kidding me?
we should not complain about increased fees and just lay down and accept them?
and your solution, maybe more of us will "take the bus?"
when im hauling around the couple hundred pounds of equipment i need to carry for work, perhaps you can help carry it on or off all the stops? and when i need to haul it all to minnesota, the larmers drivers can help.
your statement is more of what is wrong with this country.

Just keep electing Doyle and you not see your taxes go up. As promised Doyle has not raised taxes but the fees have gone up every year for one thing or another. When will Big Jim and the sheep that vote for this idiot realize that anytime you take money out of taxpayers pockets in any form its a tax.Of course democrats have never seen a tax/fee they don't like. So how much has Doyle got set aside for his next run.

Politicians use the term Fees so they can say they didn't raise taxes when it comes up at election time.

Perhaps this will encourage more people to take the bus. While this would not raise more money, it would be better for the environment and reduce our need for fossil fuels. Let's face it. If you can afford gas, insurance, car payments, and maintenance then a small increase is not a big deal. If a few extra bucks a year makes it too expensive for you to drive a car, then you shouldn't be driving a car.

"In Doyle's campaign for Gov. he ran on the promise that he will not raise taxes and will balance the budget. 5million in the hole and look where we are."

Stop the presses, a politician who lied his rear end off to get re-elected by promising not to raise taxes then taxes everyone into the stone age after he's elected, and a Democrat no less, who could have seen this coming. I mean, it's not like there are any journalists in Madison who could perhaps remember some of these promises and keep throwing them back in Diamond Jim's face so that the majority of the ostritches out there who only pull their heads out of the sand once every 4 years to elect this guy might actually, for once, make an informed decision. Funny, because alot of those journalists were able to throw the whole "WMD's" thing into the face of our previous president's face for 4 years, they had no problem keeping that on the front page. It's almost as if the media has an agenda.

Want to do something about all this B.S. Think the next time you go to the polls and maybe Wisconsin will not be in the top 10 for the highest taxed states in the union. But then again this Is a proposed fee increases. Maybe we should ask big Mike he seems to have all the answers. Clean house and vote them all OUT.

pay for your WI tax increases and extra fees with your robust $13 a week tax cut from barry.
save some extra though, that $13 turns to $8 in less than a year.
nice.

the only thing not getting smaller is the size of government.
this governor is a fraud.
jan 30, 2003 -- ". . . Steep, serious spending cuts are the only way out of the crisis for now. But just over the horizon, opportunities abound--including the long-term budget solution: education and jobs policies that reduce the deficit by growing the economy."

in that same speech our fair governor said, "We should not, we must not, and I will not, raise taxes."

he lied.
over and over and over and over and over.
funny, us conservatives try to alert voters about real issues but we get shouted down as intolerant.
were we correct about doyle?
were we correct about barry?

"If no one on the Legislature’s budget committee objects within 14 working days, the fee increases will start automatically July 1."
What if the citizens object??? You know who will pay for the increase??? It gets passed down the line and you & me (Wisconsin citizen's) are always at the back of the line..!!

Just wait, this is not the end of fee increase's. Our government just didn't have time to get to the rest of other fee increase's. I promise they will,and they will hit everything and make some new one's!!

The government has tax the hell out of tobacco over and over again. When was the last time you saw a tax increase in alcohol? Oh wait, Most all politicians are drunks.

I actually have 3 Licenses. Professional Counselor, Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor, and Independent Clinical Supervisor. The cost to renew this year was $76, $70, $70 for 2 years. Plus you have to have so many continuing education credits for each which cost money, AND school loan payments. Counselors don't make a lot of money, I'm sure you know, but I am proud of the work I do. And yes, $10 or so for each license won't break me, but it feels like this would be a punishment for trying to be the most qualified as I can be for my clients. Hmmmm.

In Doyle's campaign for Gov. he ran on the promise that he will not raise taxes and will balance the budget. 5million in the hole and look where we are.

And here is a list of Business Professions that are also slapped with a fee:

Accountant
Accounting Corporation or Establishment
Aesthetician
Aesthetics Establishment
Aesthetics Instructor
Aesthetics School
Appraiser, Real Estate
Architect
Architectural, Engineering or Designer of Engineering Systems, Corp Certificate
Athlete Agent
Auction Company
Auctioneer
Barbering and Cosmetology
Apprentice
Establishment
Instructor
Manager
Practitioner
School
Boxing, Professional
Boxing Club, Professional
Boxing Exhibition Permit
Cemetery Salesperson
Cemetery Authority
Cemetery Preneed Seller
Charitable Organizations
Crematory Authority
Designer of Engineering Systems
Electrologist
Electrology Establishment
Electrology Instructor
Electrology School
Engineer, Professional
Firearms Permit
Fund-Raising Counsel
Funeral Director
Funeral Establishment
Geologist, Professional
Geology, Hydrology, Soil Science
Corporate Cert of Authorization
Home Inspector
Hydrologist
Interior Designer
Land Surveyor
Landscape Architect
Manicuring
Establishment
Instructor
School
Manicurist
Nursing Home Administrator
Peddler
Private Detective
Private Detective/Security Guard Agency
Professional Fund Raiser
Real Estate Apprentice
Real Estate Broker
Real Estate Business Entity
Real Estate Salesperson
Security Guard
Soil Scientist
Time-Share Salesperson
Warehouse for Cemetery Merchandise

Here is the list of Health professionals that the WiDept of R&L issues licenses for:

Acupuncturist
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
Art Therapist
Audiologist
Athletic Trainer
Chiropractor
Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor
Clinical Supervisor In Training
Controlled Substances Special Use Authorization
Dance Therapist
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Dietitian
Drug Manufacturer
Drug or Device Distributor of Prescriptions
Hearing Instrument Specialist
Independent Clinical Supervisor
Intermediate Clinical Supervisor
Licensed Midwives
Licensed Practical Nurse
Manufacturer of Prescription Drug
Marriage and Family Therapist
Massage Therapist or Bodyworker
Music Therapist
Nurse - Midwife
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Optometrist
Pharmacist
Perfusionist
Physician (License to practice Medicine and Surgery)
Physician Assistant
Pharmacy (In State)
Pharmacy (Out of State)
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist Assistant
Podiatrist
Prevention Specialist in Training
Prevention Specialist
Prescription Drug or Device Distributor
Professional Counselor
Psychologist
Private Pract. School Psychologist
Registered Nurse
Registered Sanitarian
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Social Worker
Social Worker - Advanced Practice
Social Worker - Independent
Social Worker - Licensed Clinical
Social Worker - Training Certificate
Speech-Language Pathologist
Substance Abuse Counselor in Training
Substance Abuse Counselor
Veterinarian
Veterinary Technician
Wholesale Distributor of Prescription Drugs

Allow conceal and carry, charge for that license.
How about a politician fee?

Remember a year ago when they raised license registration fees. Now the latest report was 50,000 vehicles less.

Freeze all of the legislatures pay. No raises. No more perks. Limit reimbursements and travel costs....what benefits do legislatures receive after they are no longer in office? They shouldn't have ANY. No one else gets them and essentially, if they weren't re-elected they were FIRED.

When the gov't needs more, it just takes more. Tough economic times means: time to raise taxes - yee haw!

Enough with the tax increases! Our goverment should start learning to quit spending so much. Go back to the basics! How do they expect people to learn to adapt if they don't know how???

biggirl dont forget dog and bicycle licenses too.

Why dont the guys making these decisions give up something. take a cut in there way of life they are accustomed to and see how it feels!!!!!!!! Most people working anymore are worried about their jobs and the ones that already lost them or on the verge of losing them because of less spending and high costs to keep themselves in business and then BANG bilk them again. JMO

The sad thing is that the lower bracket workers (hair dressers and such) will lose as the business has declined for them in this area due to the economy and closing of plants and major layoffs. Just nail the ones who still barely have a job left so they cant afford to get the license. they paid to go to school and now pay even more to do the job they were educated to do. time yo move out of Wisc. as IMO it seems they pull anything out of the books and raise the costs for anything that will hurt the little guys/girls....

i love the "last time we had an increase" argument to stick it to the folks. but with the way big government sticks it to everyone i am surprised that they haven't stuck it to us sooner. guess maybe that is what they mean after all.

$7.6 million over two years for 375,000 people amounts to an average fee increase of just over $10.13 per person per year. If you assume that the fee will be directed only at higher-income earners such as doctors or psychologists and estimate 50,000 such people (a number I am completely pulling out of the air), the increase amounts to $76 per year per person. An extra $10/yr for a barber or even $100/yr for a doctor isn't going to break them or prevent people from doing business in Wisconsin, even in this economy.
I too would love to see all of these fees stay the same or go down but I doubt these increases will have much impact.

It would be nice if they would explain exactly WHY they want this additional money, at least what it's excuse is.

What a crock of crap.

Next time anyone talks about taxes and claims there are no tax increases, we need to remind them of the increase in all these fees from this to licenses for everything including a moped.

That should help attract new business (jobs) to WI!