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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember this when you vote in local elections in 2026. Without touching tax rates, the MoCo and MD governments bring in more revenue because our property values are up = more property taxes for them.

Yet, they still propose raising many taxes to cover the budget. Right now, the governor has proposed raising inocme taxes on the higher end taxpayers; increasing sin taxes; adding sales tax on servcices like plumbers and hair dressers, and more. Apparently the additinoal property tax revenue was not enough.[/quote]

And how would that change who you vote for?
I'm annoyed my taxes are going up (and state income taxes will go up for my bracket in Maryland). However, I'm not voting for women to lose their rights to healthcare or for ICE to be allowed to raid my kid's schools. I'd like better gun control and I'd like a state and local government who doesn't agree with the felon in the White House who is saying they will lower taxes but who is actually raising them for everyone except the wealthy.

There are two types of politicians - those who are honest about tax hikes, what they are for and that they will try to be fair and those who say they won't raise taxes but do so anyway and then lie to you or blame others.

We should all appeal it because it is our right to do so and we want to ensure it's correct and fair. Our leaders need to hear our concerns. We should also be grateful we live in a county and state that are run by intelligent and empathetic leaders (yes those two works = woke for those who don't know the definition). We still have a voice on a state and local level even if it's gone on the federal level.

As Trump gets worse and tries to dismantle our democracy, we will be increasingly lucky to live in an area like this. You get what you pay for and the safety of my family is worth a lot. [/quote]

MD small business owner here. They can do all those morally good things and not raise taxes too. A big chunk of the increase in spending is for the "blueprint for Maryland" (Kirwan commission education spending. Yet throwing money at the problem doesn't necessarily mean better outcomes. The highest spending per student school districts in MD are often the poorest-performing.

Meanwhile, the propsoed budget will mean service businesses need to start charging sales tax -- this is a massive undertaking and huge cost in productivity too. MD takes few steps to be pro-business.[/quote]

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