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Norfolk’s Mayor has scheduled a Town Hall Meeting on the state budget for Wednesday, April 7, 2004 from 7-9 PM at Northside Middle School, 8720 Granby Street near Ocean View. Please understand it is crucial for you to attend this meeting and express your feelings about a tax increase. Just to say, “I do not want my taxes raised.” If you want to say more, you can but we need as many people there as possible to show their support. Remember, the teacher's unions, gov't employee unions and other special interests always pack these meetings to make it appear that...

April 1, 2004 Understanding Virginia’s Tax Debate What’s at Stake? By Delegate Dick Black Q. Why can’t lawmakers agree on this year’s State budget? A. The Governor and Senate are demanding massive tax increases. This is the sole reason for budget deadlock in Richmond. The House of Delegates opposes higher taxes. Q. How much are the Senate and Governor demanding? A. The Governor wants the largest tax increase in Virginia history--$1 billion in new taxes. The Senate insists on $1,100 from each family. Senator Saslaw told the press, “You can’t give me enough money to satisfy me.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, February...

Budget Parable: The Tale of the Thrifty Wife BILL JANIS RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH Thursday, April 1, 2004 A husband and wife sat down on a Saturday afternoon for their monthly meeting to discuss the family finances. The wife, the bookkeeper of the family, was thrifty, prudent, and frugal. She began to outline, in brief and business-like fashion, the family's balance sheet - noting her husband's salary, the interest earned on their savings, the dividends from their modest family investments, and her fees collected for helping prepare tax returns for friends and neighbors. As she began to outline, as was her custom,...

Military veterans have already played a prominent role in the 2004 presidential campaign, helping to propel one of their own -- Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts -- close to the Democratic nomination. If he is the nominee, Kerry is counting on strong support from his fellow veterans in the general election battle against President Bush.