tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1065582923852077652..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Leaving Money on the Table: The Argument for Amnesty in the Driver Responsibility ProgramGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91968141346534191432010-05-01T00:47:06.908-05:002010-05-01T00:47:06.908-05:00When nobody polices the police; the police become ...When nobody polices the police; the police become criminals.Harris County has proven that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13049178464304957842010-04-20T06:48:17.464-05:002010-04-20T06:48:17.464-05:0010:15, that fiscal note reflects the law that goes...10:15, that fiscal note reflects the law that goes into effect in 2011 waiving surcharges for indigents. In these proposed DPS rules a) surcharges for indigents are only reduced, not waived, and b) neither Turner's amendment nor these rules contains an amnesty provision for people who've already defaulted, which is what I've argued would raise revenue in the short term.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10641246919443603092010-04-19T22:15:15.808-05:002010-04-19T22:15:15.808-05:00http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/fiscalnot...http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/fiscalnotes/pdf/HB03056I.pdfTFSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88348208361180078942010-04-19T19:47:54.420-05:002010-04-19T19:47:54.420-05:00THEY WANT MONEY,SIMPLE SOLUTION..$250 in hand to r...THEY WANT MONEY,SIMPLE SOLUTION..$250 in hand to reinstate my license...if this does not become part of the program, they will not receive a penny of the $10,000 they are trying to get out of me! I WILL KEEP DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE AND INSURANCE TILL I DIE! ...thanks grits for all the work you are doing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420267423770974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5518590171600043942010-04-19T06:39:38.539-05:002010-04-19T06:39:38.539-05:00Well, good for us. There must have been some very ...Well, good for us. There must have been some very sensible comments here to have made a difference. We have Grits and some people who are in positions to to see fair solutions. Thank you. mates. I come here to be impressed by the wealth of knowledge.Angeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323251252533007308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69307185699551205052010-04-18T18:05:27.592-05:002010-04-18T18:05:27.592-05:00I wish I knew, I can't tell what they were tal...I wish I knew, I can't tell what they were talking about.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80354682390739755512010-04-18T16:18:13.854-05:002010-04-18T16:18:13.854-05:00Sorry - re-read and they said DPS staff told the P...Sorry - re-read and they said DPS staff told the PSC but the same questions still stands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34004833708642255952010-04-18T16:14:58.366-05:002010-04-18T16:14:58.366-05:00So did the Public Safety Commission tell a bald fa...So did the Public Safety Commission tell a bald faced lie regarding the Comptroller? If not, how would you characterize the testimony, Grits?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88637501572659167482010-04-18T16:06:40.640-05:002010-04-18T16:06:40.640-05:00if u want to make a bad situation worse bring a co...if u want to make a bad situation worse bring a cop into itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22980240980896487242010-04-18T14:53:20.398-05:002010-04-18T14:53:20.398-05:00I always support amnesty.I always support amnesty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com