Posted on 01/31/2005 5:43:12 PM PST by Corin Stormhands
When do we get our refund? < /sarcasm>
Take the surplus and ELIMINATE THE CAR TAX ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!
Isn't it interesting that Warner can see the surplus this year, at this time, when last year at this time he couldn't see the 300M coming.
Warner knew about the surplus before he signed the budget bill.
Don't ever doubt that.
GIVE IT BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS, IN CASH!!!!!
Yes, I actually saw a short news report in Oct 03 about the increased revenue, wish I could find it and post it for cogitator.
I just got the following response from Delegate Nixon:
Corin,
I appreciate your email(s) but I'm afraid that you have been badly
misinformed as to the intent of HB-2880. This bill is part of a major
reform initiative that is designed to LOWER communications taxes for most
residents in Virginia. HB-2880 is the Communications Tax Simplication and
Fairness Act of 2005.
Virginia currently has the 2nd highest telephone tax rates of any state in
the country. The average tax rate for basic telephone service in Virginia
is 28% - double the national average of 14%. Worse yet is that the current
system of taxation unfairly taxes some services at a very high rate - while
others are not taxed at all. It also creates a competitive imbalance in
the marketplace between various providers. I'm sure that you've noticed
how complicated your phone bill is to read. That is because so much of the
bill is dedicated to explaining all the taxes that are tacked on to what
you have to pay.
HB-2880 repeals FOUR existing taxes and then lowers communications taxes to
a flat 5% rate across the board for communication services, including video
services (cable and satellite). Therefore, no matter where you live or how
you obtain your communication service everyone will pay the same low rate.
This legislation in fact adheres to a very important Republican principle -
to keep taxes low but fair and equitable for all.
I realize that you may still oppose this legislation but I wanted you to
know that the bill neither raises nor lowers the overall amount of tax
revenues for communications services in Virginia.
Just wanted to point out that in further follow up, Delegate Nixon told me he is the chief patron of a bill to return the surplus to the taxpayers. He also mentioned the car tax.
But, as we suspected, he doesn't hold out much hope of the measures making it through the Senate.
VoIP and Satellite impose no additional infratructure burden on the Commonwealth.
VoIP services are delivered mostly thorugh cable, DSL and COTs lines - which are already taxed.
Satellite has no infrastructure at all, except that which I set up in MY yard or on MY house. If satellite subscribers should be taxed, then to be "fair" those who receive only broadcast channels should be taxed as well.
If he wants to lower the phone tax, I'm all for it. Spreading around to get a net increase in revenue is just underhanded.
Nick the FReeper's "Billion Dollar Surplus"
(To be sung to Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies")
Billion dollar surplus
Lyin' little Marky, slicker than a weasel
Grimy as an alley
Hikes taxes like no other governor
Billion dollar surplus
Rotten little democrat, Marky, I can't stand ya
Man or woman living couldn’t hike taxes like you, Marky
Marky and the RINOs raised our taxes
Come to find out it was all a lie
I can't wait til, your gone
I’m so ready for Jerry Kilgore to be sworn in
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh billion dollar surplus
You got your big ole tax hike
Now your political career is over
We got fooled once but we won't be fooled again, Mark
Billion dollar surplus
Reckless with our money, spending it like crazy
Foaming like a dog that’s been infected by the rabies
Marky and the RINOs raised our taxes
Come to find out it was all a lie
I can't wait til, your gone
I’m so ready for Jerry Kilgore to be sworn in
Million dollar surplus
Billion dollar surplus
Trillion dollar surplus
Zillion dollar surplus
Lyrics by Nick the FReeper...MUD
Thanks Mud! I'm honored to have you post my new "single." Unfortunately I think I'm a one hit wonder.....
It would be a very rare occurrence for government to return funds to the citizens, except in the form of “services”.
You never know when inspiration will strike you again...
FReegards...MUD
Got a note from Delegate Nixon that he's asking for HB2880 to be withdrawn.
Wampler and Cha-ching-Chester killed the Senate version in committee.
Well phooey, I'm going to have to reconsider my opposition. If Chichester was opposed it must've been a good idea.
Heh...that's exactly what I thought.
One of the few things I hate more than a tax and spend liberal is a bunch of tax and spend Republicans.
We need to vote the RINO's out of office that voted for that tax increase last year. I think I will work actively to get rid of Mims now.
Mike
Yes, but remember your source here. Don't trust the Compost.
The conservatives in the House are advocating 1) finishing the car tax and/or 2) returning some of the surplus to the people.
They are met in opposition by the 17 traitors from last session, in addition to the RINO controlled Senate and the Lied-in-the-Wool liberal Governor.
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