WaPo reports today that "Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. told a gathering of county leaders yesterday that he thinks the state should allow universities to raise tuition and should increase the gas tax as it looks to close a growing budget shortfall." He admits that the Assembly has "no appetite" for increasing taxes.
And, once again, get ready to assume the position, possums. It's not enough that Maryland has trouble covering its current "obligations"...Miller's excuse for grabbing more is that "without new revenue, there will be no state money for transportation priorities, including the construction of the Purple Line."
Jeez, we can't live without THAT!! Those priorities don't come cheap, either. Blue Free Staters ought to pony up and leave the rest alone. now, Mike, let's talk about REAL ID...
Showing posts with label Maryland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maryland. Show all posts
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Our Say: Sorry, taxpayers: Smaller assessments won't provide relief 'Extraordinary cause'
The truth is, it's another tax increase...when we need it least. And The Capital newspaper takes a brave no stance, concluding:
"As assessments rocketed up, most county residents were not paying taxes on anything close to the full assessed value of their homes. Now, even if those assessments have cratered, those residents are probably still being taxed on less than the full value, and there is ample room for the tax to keep going up 2 percent a year.
That's good news for government officials - who need every cent they can rake in - and rotten news for homeowners who don't see any other relief on the horizon."
Here's the question - Is it good policy to allow the increase? Maryland Conservatives say NO!
"As assessments rocketed up, most county residents were not paying taxes on anything close to the full assessed value of their homes. Now, even if those assessments have cratered, those residents are probably still being taxed on less than the full value, and there is ample room for the tax to keep going up 2 percent a year.
That's good news for government officials - who need every cent they can rake in - and rotten news for homeowners who don't see any other relief on the horizon."
Here's the question - Is it good policy to allow the increase? Maryland Conservatives say NO!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Now Hear This...Pt. 2...
Mark Steyn hits BINGO!
"If the non-political sphere is permanently left-of-center — the movies, the pop songs, the plays, the sitcoms, the newspapers plus the churches, schools and much else — it's simply unreasonable to expect people to walk into a polling booth every other November and vote conservative. The culture is where the issues get framed and the boundaries set."
Steyn's Article in Full
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The value of social networking is to bulwark and reverse what Steyn points out - the default is liberal. It's less about logic or reason than celebrity, cool, and hip. We and Hillary were rolled by a campaign devoid of substance that became a movement.
"If the non-political sphere is permanently left-of-center — the movies, the pop songs, the plays, the sitcoms, the newspapers plus the churches, schools and much else — it's simply unreasonable to expect people to walk into a polling booth every other November and vote conservative. The culture is where the issues get framed and the boundaries set."
Steyn's Article in Full
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The value of social networking is to bulwark and reverse what Steyn points out - the default is liberal. It's less about logic or reason than celebrity, cool, and hip. We and Hillary were rolled by a campaign devoid of substance that became a movement.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Forbes.Com: America's Most Educated Small Towns
By Jacqueline Detwiler, 01/05/09
For decades, most people's idea of the American small town likely resembled something out of Little House on the Prairie: crumbling farmhouses and one-room schools. By November's election, with all the talk of Main Street, it was easy to forgive anyone for associating the American small town with rural locales, modest incomes and Joe Six-Packs. Whether or not that's true, the best-educated small towns contain just the opposite. Almost all are suburbs near major universities or research centers, and the jobs--from IT in Silicon Valley to government work in McLean, Va.--are anything but blue collar.
Read the Article @ Forbes.com
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The three Maryland-located "Most Educated" small towns are all in deep blue Montgomery County. What does that say about the value of "education"?
For decades, most people's idea of the American small town likely resembled something out of Little House on the Prairie: crumbling farmhouses and one-room schools. By November's election, with all the talk of Main Street, it was easy to forgive anyone for associating the American small town with rural locales, modest incomes and Joe Six-Packs. Whether or not that's true, the best-educated small towns contain just the opposite. Almost all are suburbs near major universities or research centers, and the jobs--from IT in Silicon Valley to government work in McLean, Va.--are anything but blue collar.
Read the Article @ Forbes.com
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The three Maryland-located "Most Educated" small towns are all in deep blue Montgomery County. What does that say about the value of "education"?
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Columbia forum addresses health care reform
County residents offer suggestions to incoming president
By Derek Simmonsen, Columbia Flier, 12/30/08
President-elect Barack Obama wants to reform the nation’s health care system, and many Howard County residents are more than willing to tell him how. Roughly 200 people gathered at the Bain Center in Columbia yesterday to offer their ideas to the incoming administration on how to reform health care, one of hundreds of community meetings taking place around the country. The Obama transition team asked people to host the discussions between Dec. 15 and Dec. 31, and send in their ideas on health care reform for future action.http://www.explorehoward.com/news/14382/columbia-forum-addresses-health-care-reform/
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Want to energize conservatives and the Maryland GOP? Maybe this is a template with which to start. I can't remember the last time such a forum was organized around conservative solutions. Let's see...there's O'Malley's budget mismanagement, taxes, crime...must be something to talk about!
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