Maryland Assembly OKs $260M tax hike, teacher pension shift

Washington Times ^ | May 16, 2012 | David Hill

[C19fan]

The Maryland General Assembly passed a $260 million tax increase Wednesday as it adjourned from a three-day special session that ended with Gov. Martin O'Malley saying he will bring lawmakers back for another session this summer.

The House gave final approval to two bills that will raise income taxes and shift a portion of teacher pension costs to counties to balance the state’s $35.5 billion budget, which is nearly $1 billion larger than last year’s spending plan.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-—I left MD 5 years ago and ain’t lookin’ back. Florida baby!!——

How do you like the climate? I’m considering fleeing MA for a conservative southern state. Florida seeks purple, unfortunately.

[sickoflibs]

Thanks, I have been following this pathetic situation. Maryland voters are the classic clueless sheep who believe anything the sleeze-meister Dem Gov Martin O Mally (and Obama) says.

Lie after lie, wave after wave of tax increases on them and they still worship him.

It is sickening.

[avenir]

Greece is the word, is the word, is the word...........

Funny. True.

[gramho12]

The sad thing there are a lot of conservatives in Maryland but we are so outnumbered by Balt City, Mont County and Prince Georges. I would love to move, but with the housing and economy like it is, who would want to move to MD? I live in beautiful upper Baltimore County, and I love my farm, but I do feel trapped with the way things are now. So sad. Hate that bast$$$$ O’Malley and his cronies.

[kevkrom]

Yes, folks: Maryland counties have an income tax, of approximately 3% of one's state income tax. Watch that rate go up over the next couple of years ... on everybody.

Correction: it's 3% of income, not 3% of state income taxes. I'm in Montgomery County and our county tax rate is almost identical to the state rate.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Obama Junior..

[ArrogantBustard]

Thank you ... Yes ~3% of income.

My apologies for the error. No excuses.

[momtothree]

Those of us stuck here find no amusement in your Bwahahahahhaha’ing!

[Sgt_Schultze]

It’s more than that. I remember reading that part of this tax hike is to replenish the state’s transportation “trust” fund which had been emptied not for transportation projects, but for general government services.

[SF_Redux]

” The IRS sent my Tax forms back! AGAIN!!! I guess it was because of my response to the question : “List all dependents?” I replied -”12 million illegal immigrants;”3 million crack heads;”42 million unemployable people on food stamps,”2 million people in over 243 prisons; “Half of Mexico ; and “535 fools in the U.S. House and Senate.”
Apparently, this was NOT an acceptable answer.”

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maryland “Freak State” PING!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The state has a cap of 3% for county income taxes, but I’m sure that they won’t mind raising that one in the near future.

[Gabz]

The bad is part is leftie Marylanders will now move into NoVa screwing up that area even more.

And over here to the VA Eastern Shore - and they've already done enough damage.

[hal ogen]

You only feel stuck. If you give thought, you still can escape. It just depends on your priorities. I hope you take the opportunity to position your self to leave that liberal hellhole. Good luck.

[momtothree]

We have between 3 and 3 more years... and then we’re gone. I was just messin’ with you!

[momtothree]

I meant to type between 3 and 3 more years.... and then we’re gone!

[hal ogen]

Once you make the decision and set a timeline, being in the crazed Freak state is terrible. You start to notice all the liberal stupidity that before you tolerated so as to not go insane. Good luck...you’re on the way to fredom. Free at last. Thank God, Free at last.

[sauropod]

There’s a reason we call it “The Land of Peasant Living.”