Anonymous
04/04/2018 20:23
Subject: What is sales tax higher in some parts of Virginia?
Anonymous wrote:Arlingotn has a 10% sales tax. It's to get money from all the tourists who come to DC and stay here.
That’s the total tax rate for food and is equal to DC’s. Sales tax is 6%. Meals tax is 4%.
Anonymous
04/04/2018 16:12
Subject: Re:What is sales tax higher in some parts of Virginia?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In MD, it's 6% just like in VA, but I'm envious of the roads in VA every time I drive there. Seems like VA builds them in anticipation of growth, while MD builds them only after they are desparately needed.
We desperately need a new Potomac crossing, but MD is blocking that.
VDOT did a study and said we need a wider bridge, with HOT lanes, at the site of the current ALB, not a new upriver crossing. And Hogan's latest plan would do that.
It is also widely believed we need a new metrorail crossing from Rosslyn to Georgetown, but that does not directly involve Maryland.
If Amazon is coming to the Dulles corridor, we will need that bridge crossing in Loudoun.
I am sure if Amazon comes to Dulles, VDOT will revisit the study. Though I personally doubt that upper MoCo will be where most of their employees will live.
Anonymous
04/04/2018 13:17
Subject: Re:What is sales tax higher in some parts of Virginia?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In MD, it's 6% just like in VA, but I'm envious of the roads in VA every time I drive there. Seems like VA builds them in anticipation of growth, while MD builds them only after they are desparately needed.
We desperately need a new Potomac crossing, but MD is blocking that.
VDOT did a study and said we need a wider bridge, with HOT lanes, at the site of the current ALB, not a new upriver crossing. And Hogan's latest plan would do that.
It is also widely believed we need a new metrorail crossing from Rosslyn to Georgetown, but that does not directly involve Maryland.
If Amazon is coming to the Dulles corridor, we will need that bridge crossing in Loudoun.
Nobody in Loudoun wants this. We have more than enough traffic at/near 28 where the crossing would likely go. HQ2 will have no trouble employing great people without adding this bridge.