Today's Daily Times piece on delinquent Hotel/Motel backtaxes is interesting.
The article should have been entitled;
'Taxation creates DEMAND DESTRUCTION for area Businesses.'
The article points out that many of our hotels and motels are delinquent in remittance of room taxes. They forgot to mention the 1% tax imposed on each room for propping-up the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. Hark. . .could it be that between the taxes, Civic Center Fees, that the traveling public can not longer afford to dwell in Wicomico?
After all, look just across the State line in Delaware and see the hordes of businesses that have now relocated across the State line. I went up 13 just yesterday and spotted another reknown business. . . Midway RV . . .that has now relocated to Delaware. Could it have been the Wicomico inventory tax on their unsold RVs that convinced them to make the switch?
I've got news for Marylanders. . . .we can't take anymore new taxes or increases. We need a REDUCTION and ELIMINATION of these unjust fees.
Bottom line - we are running our own people out-of-here.
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And add the highest piggy-back tax in the state 65%, they take money away from hard working residents that have less money to spend at local businesses. I can see me moving to Worcester county or over the Delaware line. Bishopville looking good right about now.
ReplyDeletemidway rv is still at beaver run. Salisbury has the inventory tax and midway is not in the city. Can we confirm they left.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that in one post here, we are reading about how the high taxes of Wicomico are driving folks away. This I can agree with.
ReplyDeleteIn another post on Sbynews, we read that because of the revenue cap, the county is strapped for cash, and can't balance its budget. They blame groups like VOICE for their problems and woes.
Well let me tell you: YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!!
Either the taxes here are too high, or they are too low. I believe the former.
oh yes Delaware is just great. They are going to legalize sports betting to dig out of thier fiscal hole and there is not a square inch of land between Rt 113 and Tr 1 that has not been developed..that's where I want to raise my kids.
ReplyDeleteCompare the room tax in OC and in Sussex county to that in Wicomico...educate yourself.