Governor O'Malley has not released his transportation funding proposal yet House of Delegates Majority Leader Kumar Barve says he does not have the votes right for a tax hike.
You can bet that a lot of arm twisting and horsetrading is going on to pass a crushing gas tax hike to the middle class.
Citizens need to counteract backroom deals and political pressure by contacting their Delegate and State Senator encouraging them to oppose increasing the gas tax.
Every day Americans for Prosperity members need be leaders by encouraging their neighbors, family members, co-workers, and even the people next to in the checkout line to contact their elected officials.
Taking these 2 steps will help keep "no" votes stay "no" votes on increasing the gas tax.
Teachers pensions are shifted to the Counties by 50%.
Cap Income Tax Deductions for Higher Earners - Capped at 90% for incomes above $100k Capped at 80% for incomes above $200k
Phase-out Exemptions for Higher Earners Exemptions reduced from $2,400 to $1,200 per person for singles $100-$125k and couples $150-175k Exemptions eliminated for singles above $125k and couples above $175k
Increasing the "Flush Tax." Possibly by tying the increase to consumption.
Opposition against increasing the gas tax has not wavered. Every region in Maryland overwhelmingly rejects a 10 cent increase to the gas tax by a 3 to 1 margin which would kill jobs and increase food and clothing prices.
Maryland is also demanding accountability from their elected officials as 97% of Marylanders oppose indexing the gas tax which would bypass your voice in Annapolis.
In other words Maryland voters want their elected officials to take a vote every time to any increase to the gas tax. Indexing the gas tax means that a single piece of enabling legislation could increase the gas tax automatically without a vote in future years regardless who is in office.
Sustained grassroots pressure from everyday taxpaying Democrats and Republicans have been walking back the from the original proposals: a 15 cent increase to the gas tax and a 6% sales tax on gas.
The
Baltimore Sun is reporting that a delegation of House Democrats is forming a "centrist" caucus in the House of Delegates.
How many Democrats will join we will soon see.
Americans for Prosperity Maryland hopes that this new legislative Caucus will be willing to stand up the status quo in Annapolis by refusing to legislate higher taxes on Maryland's middle class and will cease to create a less business friendly environment.
During the 2011 General Assembly the TEA Party Caucus was formed by Del.Mike Smigiel as a bi-partisan group to concentrate on budgetary and tax issues facing Maryland.
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