. . . . . But professional fees were minute compared to the massive fees imposed on business licensed entities. Automobile Dealers saw their licensing fees increase by a whopping 2,000% (not a typo). A Massive 36% Increase in Interstate Trucking Licensing fees caused a massive decline in interstate trucking as companies moved out of state and avoided interstate transportation through Illinois like the plague. Nearly every business, both small and large were affected by a massive increase in Worker's compensation fees paid by Illinois Businesses. In November 2004, An Illinois Circuit Judge ruled the Worker's Comp fees unconstitutional as the funds were being re-diverted to the general fund.

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. . . . . But professional fees were minute compared to the massive fees imposed on business licensed entities. Automobile Dealers saw their licensing fees increase by a whopping 2,000% (not a typo). A Massive 36% Increase in Interstate Trucking Licensing fees caused a massive decline in interstate trucking as companies moved out of state and avoided interstate transportation through Illinois like the plague. Nearly every business, both small and large were affected by a massive increase in Worker's compensation fees paid by Illinois Businesses. In November 2004, An Illinois Circuit Judge ruled the Worker's Comp fees unconstitutional as the funds were being re-diverted to the general fund.

Obama voted to increase Regulatory Securities Fees On Banks & Investment Companies (ironically the state actually decreased regulatory staffing and employment)While raising regulatory fees, the state cut the Banking Office & Financial Institutions Budget by over 1.1 Million in first year.

But tax and fee increases were only the beginning for Obama and his Chicago cronies. Obama, in an attempt to increase government revenues to pay for billions in new spending, began robbing Peter to pay Paul. Obama supported a plan by Governor Blagojevich to mortgage the Thomspson Center in Chicago to raise $200 Million. The plan was quashed by the Democratic Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, who challenged the mortgage as procedurally unconstitutional.

Obama supported and voted for a plan that would generate revenue for the State by issuing $10 Billion in bonds tied to the State's Teachers Retirement System. The plan, which would put the state on the hook for the annual interest and a repayment of the $10 billion debt, would put at risk the long term viability of the Teachers Retirement System. Five years later no plan has been proposed to offer insight as to how to repay the long-term debt.