Dustin Mills, candidate for House of Delegates, is the only District 37A candidate not to support the development of a substantial new alcohol tax. Rudy Cane and Von Siggers, both candidates for 37A, pledged to support a measure increasing taxes on wine and spirits nearly 900%. While many have used the phrase “dime a drink” to help push this policy, it really represents a much stronger impact on local small businesses. This measure, pushed by the Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative would increase taxes to help create funds for government mandated healthcare programs.
“This is yet another tax increase being pushed by liberal lobbyists and special interests,” stated Mills. “This and other tax increases continue to put a burden on small businesses and individuals in Maryland and on the Eastern Shore.” This bill would force local restaurants to raise their prices and would put an unfair burden on locally owned businesses. Large corporate businesses would be able to absorb the cost, but local restaurants would be forced to make tough decisions to make ends meet. Mills believes this is the wrong way to do business. “Locally owned restaurants are a critical part of our economy and we must do everything possible to allow them to succeed.”
This type of bill is a reflection of a broader philosophy in Annapolis of using tax increases to help fund continually growing government. This tax increase bill was created to help fund a government healthcare mandate that was passed in 2007 that had no funding source. “We cannot continue to pass laws that have no funding formula and then use later tax increases to try and support them,” said Mills. “We must guarantee we have the money up front and then we can develop programs. The state is going bankrupt and we cannot put the burden on the taxpayer, because they are burdened enough.” For more information, please contact Dustin at electdustinmills2010@gmail.com or via his website, www.electdustinmills.com.
3 comments:
If this guy thinks people are going to stop going to bars and drinking because of this tax, he's nuts.
At least the liberals running against him are telling the truth. They PROMISE to raise taxes.
@ 10:39 That's really not the point. Dustin Mills is fighting against any tax increase. Why should the State increase taxes -when it should be focused on cutting spending.
This is another cost placed on businesses that will have no choice but to pass it on to us.
Sure people may still go to bars, but will the bar pass the cost on to you so it costs you more, or try to eat the cost to keep you from going to DE or VA - maybe by laying off staff? Will you start looking to buy your liquor in DE to avoid the extra cost?
Annapolis needs to STOP putting new taxes on us.
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