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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The supposed disastrous impact of Question B is overstated.  Question B would actually force the council to make wiser decisions to avoid the need for an emergency increase.  Right now, they're just writing blank checks that they can't cash because well, we'll just vote unanimously to override the cap if we go over, NBD.  They need to be accountable for their actions.  If push comes to shove, then they can redirect money to prioritized services like fire, rescue, police.  I seriously doubt they'd let essential services lapse.  If anything, it would make them seriously consider what is really needed for the county.  Vote against Question A, vote for Question B.[/quote]

I don't think you understand how county budgets work.  They approve the budget and they have to approve a tax levy that will fund the budget at the same time.

It's really irresponsible to hamstring your elected representatives like this. [b]If you don't think they are being responsible, vote them out,[/b] don't punish future generations for their mistakes. You don't know what's going to happen in the future.  In the past decade the state shifted teacher pension costs to counties ( http://www.baltimoresun.com/ph-ll-cns-pension-0322-20120316-story.html ) and a SCOTUS decision lowered income tax revenue ( https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/us-supreme-court-decision-in-tax-case-could-cost-montgomery-county-millions/). Each of these amounted to tens of millions per year that can no longer be used for schools, or roads, or libraries.

You think the Council will just cut the things you don't care about if they don't have enough money?  Nope. Those things are never as expensive or as useless as you think they are.  It will be the bike lane you were counting on, or the HVAC renovation for your child's school, or the library hours you value.  Not just because the county's tax revenues are lower, but because the county will have to pay more interest on its debt (https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-are-tax-and-expenditure-limits).

[/quote] the problem is that before you can vote them out, they may have already voted to raise taxes and not be good stewards of the tax funds.
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