tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post45777273793972547..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Prayer for relief: Bill to abolish Driver Responsibility surchargeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20779259726929388092015-11-27T00:20:43.399-06:002015-11-27T00:20:43.399-06:00My license had been suspended for 4 yrs an I have ...My license had been suspended for 4 yrs an I have for kids an can't get a job so I can take care of them. I have to depend on my family to help me get back an forth to Dr appointments an to the store so I can get food. An I am on food stamp. It hurts when u can't work an buy ur kids stuff that they want, an have to depend on other people who have lives too. trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358430506179124167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23085094691078291452015-02-08T14:58:19.067-06:002015-02-08T14:58:19.067-06:00Amen Brad AmenAmen Brad AmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82817555383025477652015-02-05T22:05:57.191-06:002015-02-05T22:05:57.191-06:00I have family members who run staffing agencies. A...I have family members who run staffing agencies. Applicants come in daily and apply for temp to permanent jobs. Many do not qualify because employers need to be sure their employees can get to work and help them on any shift. Their experience tells them if they are dependent upon others for transportation they are no shows more frequently. Because these people cannot afford surcharges to get their licenses back they are chronically unemployed. If you think you are not paying more to support these people than the surcharges bring in to the state you might find that this practice is costing the state more than it brings in due to lost sales tax revenue and welfare payments. Brad Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356426964964026355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15078053776309793712015-02-05T11:27:21.577-06:002015-02-05T11:27:21.577-06:00See 708.158 of the Transportation Code to have a J...See 708.158 of the Transportation Code to have a Judge in the County where the offense occurred to make an indigency determination and get surcharges wiped out completely. Usually easier than going through DPS and I have heard DPS does a sliding scale and does not wipe them out but I have not confirmed this. This has been opposed in the past by EMS folks that benefit from surcharge money. I think Grits has reported in the past the MADD and the original proponent of surcharges support getting rid of them now as they have not worked as intended. The session this was first introduced it was left out of the budget accidentally and that was the year teachers got screwed and so they weren't going to go back and take more money from teachers as many would have seen it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36949591389316128662015-02-04T15:41:00.361-06:002015-02-04T15:41:00.361-06:00Thank you for providing these links. I recently he...Thank you for providing these links. I recently helped my 70% disabled veteran brother attempt to gather all the paperwork required to even attempt to claim indigent (the cut-offs are very low!). All of this is caused from him being unable to afford the [additional!] fees, just to keep his license. His car is barely hanging on, just like him!<br /><br />Story has been told, mailed in a real letter to his senator, unfortunately not on the committee =|ReıDnoreply@blogger.com