Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:40
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
No
For the 2nd one…
Maryland law requires the judge to use certain risk reactors to determine binding instead of a mandatory bond. Others who have this law are Kentucky, New Mexico and Alaska.
For the 1st one VA is 3.7% on over $500k, Md is 2.8 over $350k (capital gains) VA is matching what Massachusetts does.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:22
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Maryland does have overly permissive/forgiving policies for violent criminals. They don’t have a state level net investment income tax but they have a local income tax (in addition to regular state income tax) that has a similar rate to this proposed tax.
Eg. The Maryland Second Look Act passed 2025 allows some violent convicted murderers to request a request a reduction in their sentence after 20 years in prison.
Seems like the Christian thing to do. Aren’t all people supposed to be capable of redemption? Isn’t the point of our prison system supposed to be rehabilitation? If someone isn’t dangerous anymore (or perhaps wasn’t all that dangerous in the first place ahem 14 year olds in the wrong place at the wrong time and tried as adults), why do we need to spend $40k per year keeping them locked up?
If the goal is strictly punishment, you might as well just execute everyone.
Have we locked up a lot of 14 year olds for 20 years that were just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Can we see a list of these victims?
I think it's ridiculous we try children as adults in this country in the first place.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:17
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Maryland does have overly permissive/forgiving policies for violent criminals. They don’t have a state level net investment income tax but they have a local income tax (in addition to regular state income tax) that has a similar rate to this proposed tax.
Eg. The Maryland Second Look Act passed 2025 allows some violent convicted murderers to request a request a reduction in their sentence after 20 years in prison.
Seems like the Christian thing to do. Aren’t all people supposed to be capable of redemption? Isn’t the point of our prison system supposed to be rehabilitation? If someone isn’t dangerous anymore (or perhaps wasn’t all that dangerous in the first place ahem 14 year olds in the wrong place at the wrong time and tried as adults), why do we need to spend $40k per year keeping them locked up?
If the goal is strictly punishment, you might as well just execute everyone.
Have we locked up a lot of 14 year olds for 20 years that were just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Can we see a list of these victims?
Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:15
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Did you read the documents you linked to? A secured bond wasn’t required before if the CA agreed. And there are still plenty of other ways the judge can assure themselves that the defendant will show up for trial, including surrendering their passport and submitting to ankle monitoring. All a secured bond did was create a financial barrier to release. A rich felon could easily post that bond (or pay the bail outright) and write it off as the cost of freedom.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:12
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Maryland does have overly permissive/forgiving policies for violent criminals. They don’t have a state level net investment income tax but they have a local income tax (in addition to regular state income tax) that has a similar rate to this proposed tax.
Eg. The Maryland Second Look Act passed 2025 allows some violent convicted murderers to request a request a reduction in their sentence after 20 years in prison.
Seems like the Christian thing to do. Aren’t all people supposed to be capable of redemption? Isn’t the point of our prison system supposed to be rehabilitation? If someone isn’t dangerous anymore (or perhaps wasn’t all that dangerous in the first place ahem 14 year olds in the wrong place at the wrong time and tried as adults), why do we need to spend $40k per year keeping them locked up?
If the goal is strictly punishment, you might as well just execute everyone.
Exactly. But even in AL life in prison is something like 15 years.
I lived next to a man who got life in prison because he killed someone while drunk driving. He did his stint and was out and living his life. This was in the late 1990s too.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:12
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Maryland does have overly permissive/forgiving policies for violent criminals. They don’t have a state level net investment income tax but they have a local income tax (in addition to regular state income tax) that has a similar rate to this proposed tax.
Eg. The Maryland Second Look Act passed 2025 allows some violent convicted murderers to request a request a reduction in their sentence after 20 years in prison.
How is this overly permissive? It’s just a request/review and the felon has to serve 20 years first.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:11
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
More taxes are good. Releasing violent offenders is not. That's my two cents as a Marylander.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 13:08
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Maryland does have overly permissive/forgiving policies for violent criminals. They don’t have a state level net investment income tax but they have a local income tax (in addition to regular state income tax) that has a similar rate to this proposed tax.
Eg. The Maryland Second Look Act passed 2025 allows some violent convicted murderers to request a request a reduction in their sentence after 20 years in prison.
Seems like the Christian thing to do. Aren’t all people supposed to be capable of redemption? Isn’t the point of our prison system supposed to be rehabilitation? If someone isn’t dangerous anymore (or perhaps wasn’t all that dangerous in the first place ahem 14 year olds in the wrong place at the wrong time and tried as adults), why do we need to spend $40k per year keeping them locked up?
If the goal is strictly punishment, you might as well just execute everyone.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 08:05
Subject: Re:Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Say hello to Kentucky and West Virginia.
Hopefully the MAGAs scamper off and join their people in WV and KY.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 07:57
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Maryland does have overly permissive/forgiving policies for violent criminals. They don’t have a state level net investment income tax but they have a local income tax (in addition to regular state income tax) that has a similar rate to this proposed tax.
Eg. The Maryland Second Look Act passed 2025 allows some violent convicted murderers to request a request a reduction in their sentence after 20 years in prison.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 07:50
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Maryland does have overly permissive/forgiving policies for violent criminals. They don’t have a state level net investment income tax but they have a local income tax (in addition to regular state income tax) that has a similar rate to this proposed tax.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 07:45
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Anonymous wrote:It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
Does Maryland actually have both these laws/policies?
Anonymous
01/13/2026 07:42
Subject: Re:Marylandfication of Virginia
Say hello to Kentucky and West Virginia.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 07:37
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
Liberals gonna lib. Keep those bad ideas in Maryland.
Anonymous
01/13/2026 07:07
Subject: Marylandfication of Virginia
It looks like the state legislature wants to copy Maryland’s failed policies in Virginia. Here’s a summary of some of the disastrous laws proposed this year.
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357
HB378: will implement a state level net investment income tax and drive residents out of Virginia.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB378
HB537: Will threaten public safety by allowing violent felons that are arrested for another felony to be released without a bond.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB357