[randyrand]

ah the old 'temporary tax' we hear time to time.

I remember some story about a few WWII temporary taxes that are still taxing today.

[jdminhbg]

Pennsylvanians still pay a "temporary" 18% tax on alcohol instituted to pay for damage caused by the Johnstown Flood.

... in 1936.

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016/03/27/Tr...

[staticfish]

The toll charges for a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge were instituted to pay for the segment not subsided by the citizens on each bank of the San Francisco Bay.