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EDITORIAL: The Not-So-Free State (Maryland)
The Washington Times ^ | May 24, 2012 | The Washington Times

Posted on 05/25/2012 4:59:12 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a quarter-billion dollars’ worth of tax increases into law on Tuesday. The move is meant to keep the state’s ever-expanding budget on a path toward growth. “Growth” is the last thing the private-sector economy is going to see in the Free State.

According to the latest Labor Department figures, Maryland lost 6,000 jobs in April, the largest such drop in the nation. Unless the General Assembly and the governor begin to rethink their free-spending ways, Maryland soon will be in the fiscal hole like California and Greece.

Like a good Democrat, Mr. O'Malley has taken up the rhetoric of hating “millionaires and billionaires,” but the burden for his tax increases will fall on individuals making $100,000 and families making $150,000. Given the high cost of living in areas like Montgomery and Howard counties, that’s hardly enough to qualify for an invitation to the country club. It’s not the “1 percent” who will suffer; the increase affects 40 percent of the population. Other levies, such as the “flush tax,” will drain all income groups. The increases “on the rich” are going to be disproportionately felt by small businesses that pay taxes through the owners’ personal income-tax returns, such as S corporations and limited-liability companies.

These are the true job creators. Boosting their operational expenses fosters an environment hostile to investment. The Kauffman Foundation took notice and recently gave Maryland a C- rating when ranking states for small-business friendliness. The current round of tax increases will likely bring that dismal grade down further. The issue of investors and businesses fleeing the state is something the state’s legislators should worry about. As Maryland was shedding jobs, neighboring Virginia was adding 2,700 more.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: budget; demagogicparty; eattherich; flushtax; incometax; martinomalley; maryland; occubots; occutardation; occutards; occuturds; spending; taxes; taxhikes

1 posted on 05/25/2012 4:59:18 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; cindy-true-supporter; ...

Soon to be known as the Flee State...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


2 posted on 05/25/2012 5:01:00 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Occupy DC General Assembly: We are Marxist tools. WE ARE MARXIST TOOLS!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I listened to O’Malley’s speech at the last National Governors Conference. He's nuts. You poor Marylanders are so screwed.
3 posted on 05/25/2012 5:17:35 AM PDT by Jacquerie (No court will save us from ourselves)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I don't refer to it as "The People's Republic" for nothing!





Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

4 posted on 05/25/2012 5:22:42 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Jacquerie

Laugh all you want, but I suspect this guy is going to be the Democrats’ next up-and-coming Presidential candidate, especially if Obama goes down.


5 posted on 05/25/2012 5:30:30 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: andy58-in-nh
Just saw that O'Malley and Newt are going to be on Meet the Press.

If they have the stones to put them on at the same time, Newt will take him apart like a lego house.

6 posted on 05/25/2012 5:44:46 AM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik (In a tornado, even turkeys can fly.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Is there some kind of competition between Merryland, Illinois, Michigan and California to see who can be the worst state for business?


7 posted on 05/25/2012 5:56:28 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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Thanks Tolerance Sucks Rocks.
Like a good Democrat, Mr. O'Malley has taken up the rhetoric of hating "millionaires and billionaires," but the burden for his tax increases will fall on individuals making $100,000 and families making $150,000.

8 posted on 05/25/2012 6:10:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: andy58-in-nh

No jest on my part. He is a dangerous demagogue.


9 posted on 05/25/2012 6:28:52 AM PDT by Jacquerie (No court will save us from ourselves)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I used to work for a bank with a presence in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Degree of difficulty to lend money and costs associated with same ranked in the order shown. And yet they wonder why reasonable business people are moving to Virginia and other states?


10 posted on 05/25/2012 6:52:56 AM PDT by Boomer One
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Business as usual in the People’s Republic of Maryland. UGH. God help us.


11 posted on 05/25/2012 7:34:18 AM PDT by gimme1ibertee (If you want to kick a tiger in the ass, you better have a plan for dealing with his teeth.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Looks like Maryland is in a race with New York to see which state becomes the first “California of the East”...


12 posted on 05/25/2012 8:00:52 AM PDT by Road Glide
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I fled maryland a few weeks ago for Utah. All I can say is Free at last! Thank God, I’m free at last!!! Now I mcan only laugh at the continuing asshat idiocy in maryland and their loony-left governor, Owe-mally.


13 posted on 05/25/2012 9:41:14 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I fled maryland a few weeks ago for Utah. All I can say is Free at last! Thank God, I’m free at last!!! Now I mcan only laugh at the continuing asshat idiocy in maryland and their loony-left governor, Owe-mally.


14 posted on 05/25/2012 9:42:45 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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