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Rep. Dennis Arakaki, (D) Kalihi, District 30
Raising Taxes and Fees:
- Raising Cigarette Taxes (HB 2741) -- Yes
- Creates Black Market
- Regressive tax, hurts the poor most
- Currently Fed & State revenues greatly exceed smoking-related publicly
funded health expenditures.
- Studies show teens will smoke about the same number of cigarettes no
matter what the price.
- Task Force to Set Up Long Term Care Tax (SB 2416) -- Yes
- Establish Medical Savings Accounts.
- Restructure tax policy.All health care expenditures should be 100%
tax deductible. Resolves Pre / post tax inequity
- Deregulate the health care industry. Elimination of mandated
benefits,
- Task Force to Set Up Long Term Care Tax (HB
2638) -- Yes
- 6.5 cent Bottle Tax Bill
(HB 1256) -- Yes
- Bottles less than 1% of solid waste.
- Yet another intrusive inefficient program that raises everyone's costs.
- Driver's Education Fund Fee Increase (HB 1730) -- Yes
- Marriage Tax (SB 2763 and HB 2502) -- Yes
- Business Registration Fee Increase (SB 2732) -- Yes
- Employment Training Fund Tax Made Permanent (SB 733) -- Yes
- Birth and Death Registration Fee Increase
(HB 2506) -- Yes
- Hoisting Machine Operators Board Fee Increase (SB 2786) -- Yes
- Real Estate Agents and Brokers Fee Increase (SB 2724) -- Yes
Raiding Special Funds:
Legislature Gets an F from Small Business, Taxpayers and Investors.
Creating New Special Funds to Be Raided at a Later Date:
All fee increases.
Adding Regulations:
- Regulating Gas Prices (SB 2179) -- Yes
- Regulating Health Insurance (HB
1761) -- Yes
- Prescription Drug Hawaii RX Program (HB 2834) -- Yes
Employer Mandates:
- Employer Successor Bill (SB 2118) Failed to Pass Final Reading -- Yes
- Additional Mandatory Mental Health Care Coverage (HB 202) -- Yes
Fair Elections:
- Campaign Spending Reform (SB 2431) -- Yes
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