MoCo looking at increasing income taxes for those making above $150K

[Anonymous]

If paying more means we are able to welcome more new neighbors fleeing Trump and red states then I am fine with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If paying more means we are able to welcome more new neighbors fleeing Trump and red states then I am fine with this.

It still doesn’t mean that. The way it’s structured makes landlords, including those based in red states who donate heavily to republican campaigns, the only real winners.

[Anonymous]

Superintendent Taylor announced his specific. cuts if he doesn't get $180 million more for the MCPS budget. This, despite declining enrollment.

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/05/12/taylor-to-council-please-dont-do-this/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private tutoring is a privilege. It’s time for the rich to pay their fair share.

How much of someone else's money is fair?
Stop spending it on things that are not essential services. We all now know that NGOs are really govt.-funded, as are most of the non-profits. Let those who support those missions pay from their own funds. Get back to the basics. You donate and pay up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Superintendent Taylor announced his specific. cuts if he doesn't get $180 million more for the MCPS budget. This, despite declining enrollment.

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/05/12/taylor-to-council-please-dont-do-this/

If we want to continue to be a welcoming jurisdiction this is an important investment that I support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If paying more means we are able to welcome more new neighbors fleeing Trump and red states then I am fine with this.

It still doesn’t mean that. The way it’s structured makes landlords, including those based in red states who donate heavily to republican campaigns, the only real winners.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If paying more means we are able to welcome more new neighbors fleeing Trump and red states then I am fine with this.

It still doesn’t mean that. The way it’s structured makes landlords, including those based in red states who donate heavily to republican campaigns, the only real winners.

This.

so we have to give rich homeowners hundreds of dollars a year that they don't need to stick it to MAGA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF $150K here is nothing. Is this $150K for single filers?

MoCo keeps increasing taxes rather than thinking about cutting the budget. And the kids are not doing any better year after year of giving MCPS more money.

So sick of this place.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/08/straw-vote-divided-county-council-supports-progressive-income-tax-structure/

This is funnier:

The ITOC is a $692 property tax credit for homeowners who claim their home as their principal residence. It used to be automatically applied to qualifying county property tax bills, but homeowners now have to fill out a one-time application to receive it.

Elrich has spoken out on multiple occasions against the proposed elimination of the ITOC, which he says will result in most homeowners paying more than they would under his proposal to raise the property tax rate.

Supporters of the proposed elimination of the ITOC emphasize that the credit does not benefit everyone, including people who qualify but may not be aware of it.

“Unfortunately, it doesn’t provide the credit equally to everyone,” Balcombe said on Friday. “Renters don’t get this credit, it is owner-occupied eligible only.”

Renters don't need the credit because they don't pay property taxes in the first place. Idiots.

Yes, landlords are definitely paying those property taxes out of the goodness of their hearts and not out of their rental revenue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF $150K here is nothing. Is this $150K for single filers?

MoCo keeps increasing taxes rather than thinking about cutting the budget. And the kids are not doing any better year after year of giving MCPS more money.

So sick of this place.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/08/straw-vote-divided-county-council-supports-progressive-income-tax-structure/

This is funnier:

The ITOC is a $692 property tax credit for homeowners who claim their home as their principal residence. It used to be automatically applied to qualifying county property tax bills, but homeowners now have to fill out a one-time application to receive it.

Elrich has spoken out on multiple occasions against the proposed elimination of the ITOC, which he says will result in most homeowners paying more than they would under his proposal to raise the property tax rate.

Supporters of the proposed elimination of the ITOC emphasize that the credit does not benefit everyone, including people who qualify but may not be aware of it.

“Unfortunately, it doesn’t provide the credit equally to everyone,” Balcombe said on Friday. “Renters don’t get this credit, it is owner-occupied eligible only.”

Renters don't need the credit because they don't pay property taxes in the first place. Idiots.

Yes, landlords are definitely paying those property taxes out of the goodness of their hearts and not out of their rental revenue.

They can’t raise the rent just because taxes went up. Rents are set by the market. Just like we can’t ask for raises because taxes went up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If paying more means we are able to welcome more new neighbors fleeing Trump and red states then I am fine with this.

It still doesn’t mean that. The way it’s structured makes landlords, including those based in red states who donate heavily to republican campaigns, the only real winners.

This.

so we have to give rich homeowners hundreds of dollars a year that they don't need to stick it to MAGA?

The rich homeowners come out ahead on this tax plan. It’s the teachers and the federal employees who lose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF $150K here is nothing. Is this $150K for single filers?

MoCo keeps increasing taxes rather than thinking about cutting the budget. And the kids are not doing any better year after year of giving MCPS more money.

So sick of this place.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/08/straw-vote-divided-county-council-supports-progressive-income-tax-structure/

This is funnier:

The ITOC is a $692 property tax credit for homeowners who claim their home as their principal residence. It used to be automatically applied to qualifying county property tax bills, but homeowners now have to fill out a one-time application to receive it.

Elrich has spoken out on multiple occasions against the proposed elimination of the ITOC, which he says will result in most homeowners paying more than they would under his proposal to raise the property tax rate.

Supporters of the proposed elimination of the ITOC emphasize that the credit does not benefit everyone, including people who qualify but may not be aware of it.

“Unfortunately, it doesn’t provide the credit equally to everyone,” Balcombe said on Friday. “Renters don’t get this credit, it is owner-occupied eligible only.”

Renters don't need the credit because they don't pay property taxes in the first place. Idiots.

Yes, landlords are definitely paying those property taxes out of the goodness of their hearts and not out of their rental revenue.

They can’t raise the rent just because taxes went up. Rents are set by the market. Just like we can’t ask for raises because taxes went up.

You don't understand how markets work. There is both supply and demand. Prices are not just based on demand. They are also based on supply, which is impacted by the costs that landlords have to pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private tutoring is a privilege. It’s time for the rich to pay their fair share.

How much of someone else's money is fair?
Stop spending it on things that are not essential services. We all now know that NGOs are really govt.-funded, as are most of the non-profits. Let those who support those missions pay from their own funds. Get back to the basics. You donate and pay up.

Sure. OK. But when it comes to the definition of "essential services," as the saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure. Trying to parse that out and come to agreement is difficult, at best, and not possible in the timeframe of the current decision. Council's (intentional?) fault, there, but what can you do?

From a taxation perapective, let those who benefit most from our society's social contract, social constructs and legal statutes (e.g., those who have accumulated greater wealth, perhaps not exclusively benefitting, but certainly accumulating the preponderance of benefit vs. alternate societal paradigms) pay up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WTF $150K here is nothing. Is this $150K for single filers?

MoCo keeps increasing taxes rather than thinking about cutting the budget. And the kids are not doing any better year after year of giving MCPS more money.

So sick of this place.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/08/straw-vote-divided-county-council-supports-progressive-income-tax-structure/

This is funnier:

The ITOC is a $692 property tax credit for homeowners who claim their home as their principal residence. It used to be automatically applied to qualifying county property tax bills, but homeowners now have to fill out a one-time application to receive it.

Elrich has spoken out on multiple occasions against the proposed elimination of the ITOC, which he says will result in most homeowners paying more than they would under his proposal to raise the property tax rate.

Supporters of the proposed elimination of the ITOC emphasize that the credit does not benefit everyone, including people who qualify but may not be aware of it.

“Unfortunately, it doesn’t provide the credit equally to everyone,” Balcombe said on Friday. “Renters don’t get this credit, it is owner-occupied eligible only.”

Renters don't need the credit because they don't pay property taxes in the first place. Idiots.

Yes, landlords are definitely paying those property taxes out of the goodness of their hearts and not out of their rental revenue.

They can’t raise the rent just because taxes went up. Rents are set by the market. Just like we can’t ask for raises because taxes went up.

You don't understand how markets work. There is both supply and demand. Prices are not just based on demand. They are also based on supply, which is impacted by the costs that landlords have to pay.

So now you think landlords are going to take units off the market if taxes go up? Next you’re going to tell me that rents go down when landlords’ costs go down because they’re eager to pass along savings to their tenants.

For undeveloped land, the value goes down when taxes go up so that a buyer can make a reasonable profit by developing it. All the supply side policies do is prop up the value of land.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If paying more means we are able to welcome more new neighbors fleeing Trump and red states then I am fine with this.

It still doesn’t mean that. The way it’s structured makes landlords, including those based in red states who donate heavily to republican campaigns, the only real winners.

This.

so we have to give rich homeowners hundreds of dollars a year that they don't need to stick it to MAGA?

Not necessarily. But the alternatives put forward shouldn't be ones that benefit non-MoCo residents more than MoCo residents.

Anticipating some comeback like "But everyone would pay the same rate!", this criticism is from a relative-to-current basis -- the simple fact is that the Council President's proposal would shift a higher proportion of the tax burden to those living here.

[Anonymous]

This tax plan didn’t even survive this budget. They’re already talking about raising the rate: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/12/modest-property-tax-rate-hike-back-on-table-moco-councilmembers/.