Posted on 02/09/2006 11:22:15 AM PST by JZelle
Taxes were up in the past 10 years for Maryland and Virginia residents, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, disappointing both lawmakers and anti-tax advocates. The tax burden in Virginia increased by 55 percent in that period, with a per capita amount of $1,903 in 2004. In Maryland, the tax burden increased by 46 percent, with an individual tax burden of $2,214 in 2004. The District's tax statistics are computed with cities' and local governments' financial data, which won't be available until April, the Census Bureau said.
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Even when they cut taxes, taxes go up. That's Maryland baby, and all I have to show for it is my kids are in private school, and gay marriage is in the works.
You're having a gay marriage????? What just trying to be trendish...
If Maryland and Virginia residents have higher state, county, and city taxes, does that mean lower Federal income taxes on the rest of us ?
Arthur Purves, president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, said he was not surprised at Virginia's ranking.
He called the state's spending habits frivolous, particularly in the public schools system, where he said expenses are rising 10 times faster than enrollment.
"Our state is spending like a drunken sailor,"...
James Parmelee, president of Virginia watchdog group Republican Action, said the numbers reflect what he has been saying for years.
He said he is "cautiously optimistic" that the data will pressure Virginia lawmakers to provide tax relief.
"It's certainly an uphill battle," Mr. Parmelee said. "The numbers are very helpful, because we now have nonpartisan numbers that show that taxes have been rising.
I hear a lot of politicians say that taxes aren't going up; these numbers show they are clearly wrong."
LOL! Ya got me! I need to edit better.
In light of this, the fact that Kaine wants to raise taxes already makes me want to hurl. But that's what they do.
"Trying to be all things to all people costs a heck of a lot of money,"
"We are not the low-tax Virginia that people knew over the years."
Maryland's tax burden, which is $693 more per person than it was in 1994, ranked 15th in the nation.
Hawaiians last year paid the most to state government -- $3,050 per person on average.
Texans paid the least -- an average of $1,368.
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