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"  Willard, old pal, you do know that we all remember stuff, right? It&amp;#039;s possible that he might actually decide to point out to the country at large that he was governor up here. He will undoubtedly will remind you that he &amp;quot;never raised taxes&amp;quot; during the two-and-a-half years he actually gave a frog&amp;#039;s dong about being the governor. This is true. What he did was raise fees on practically everything. Including being blind: It now costs to be blind in Massachusetts. The state&amp;#039;s approximately 35,000 blind and legally blind residents must now pay $10 annually for a certificate of blindness and $15 every four years for a blind identification card. Without the formerly-free documents, blind people cannot take advantage of tax abatements, affordable housing programs, health care services, transportation discounts and other benefits. ... The fees originated in February, in Gov. Mitt Romney&amp;#039;s budget proposal for fiscal 2004. \u2014Shaun Sutner, &amp;quot;Advocates Fight Fees For The Blind,&amp;quot; Telegram &amp;amp;amp; Gazette, 8/5/03 Oh, dear. History is a a harsh mistress. --FURTHER DELVING INTO ROMNEY&amp;#039;S PAST: \u2022 A Grateful Citizen Says Thanks to Governor Romney \u2022 Mitt Romney, Trust-Fund Bully (and Not Just in School) \u2022 Me-Me-Me&amp;#039;: The Tale of Romney in Massachusetts \u2022 Can the Massachusetts Moderate Bail Out Romney? \u2022 ...and Willard Central LONG READS ON THE POLITICS BLOG THIS WEEK: \u2022 Black Like Him, by Charles P. Pierce \u2022 Keystone, by John H. Richardson "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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