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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would support that 100%.

But why just MoCo? Why not tax the wealth in other parts of the state? [/quote]

Because there are very few parts of the state other than MoCo, where the average HHI is significantly higher than the rest of the state, where you can find a lot of support for this policy of free education for dreamers.  While it may be a Democratic state, the rest of the state has less disposable income, is against higher taxes and is already suffering from a lack of state funds to handle issues that are of local importance.  They don't see where the money will come from, they don't want existing budget line items cut further and don't want higher taxes.  Montgomery County is one of the few places in the state where the majority of households can handle increases in taxes to support their pet projects and causes and hence think that tax and spend more is a valid way to run a government.

Hogan has wider approval in the rest of the state due to his policies of making things better for the middle class and poorer residents.  He made sure taxes did NOT go up this year, he cut the tolls on the various toll roads which puts actual cash back into the pockets of many middle class residents who have to commute via toll roads to work.  And outside of MoCo, most of the state approved of the change to the school year which increased the state's income from taxes due to the extra week of summer.  That extra revenue was used to help forestall any increases in taxes for the year and helped pay for a larger budget than last year.[/quote]

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