Jim Gilmore Blasts Albo "Tax Increases"

Former Governor Jim Gilmore issued the following press release today:

"It is absolutely wrong for the state to be using the justice system to collect taxes."

Jim Gilmore
Dec. 22, 2007

January 23, 2008

For Immediate Release

GILMORE LAUDS REPEAL OF THE ABUSIVE-DRIVER FEES
Alexandria -- Former

Governor Jim Gilmore issued a short statement commending the Virginia General Assembly for their vote yesterday repealing the excessive driver fees that had been enacted last July, in an effort to use the Justice System to generate revenues:

“Repealing these excessive driver fees is a first step in beginning to address the fact that Virginia’s working families are already financially over burdened and that the enactment of tax increases disguised as fees is not the way to move forward in a time of economic uncertainty.”

Something we never thought we'd see - even Governor Gilmore is accusing Delegate Albo of disguised tax increases? Has anyone heard Delegate Albo say he thinks abuser fees are actually bad public policy yet? If so, post it up in the comments.