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Friday, September 02, 2011

Today's Survey Question 9-2-11

With a nearly $900 million surplus, do you still believe Maryland should raise taxes and tolls?

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

i would question the reported surplus. since the tolls have not been raised in many years; they need to be raised, but not "hugely". (don't know if that's a word)......

Joseph Albero said...

anonymous 11:26, Do you ride the short bus?

Anonymous said...

No taxes , no raised tolls , just send the surplus money to P. G. County , those poor little butt heads need it so bad.

Joseph Albero said...

I should add, government is not supposed to be in the business of MAKING money!

This is exactly why the liberals want to spend more and more. They drive businesses out of the state by punishing them with higher taxes and then some fool comes along and says, well, it's been too long since the last increase.

Makes my blood boil!

Anonymous said...

Sure give the greedy basturds all of it then they can take care of us. If they keep on all of the money will be the governments and you will get an allowance each week socialism at it's best!
This is exactly what King Obamma wants anyway.

Anonymous said...

raise taxes and tolls when sitting on $900 million surplus?? who is drinking that kool-aid?

Anonymous said...

Hell NO, don't raise the tolls!

Anonymous said...

No and No

Rick said...

If we really do have a $900 million surplus we need to cut taxes. As confirmed by the Laffer Curve, cutting taxes will actually result in increased revenues to the state.

Anonymous said...

YES, raise them both.

PS I live in DE.

Anonymous said...

The last I heard, Md. had a $1 billion deficit. That's why the legislature will be meeting in a special session.Iam a little confused.

Anonymous said...

"My bad" (2:12). I should have scrolled down further (or read the blog earlier). I see that, indeed, Md. does have a surplus for the year. Quite a change from the earlier-reported deficit!

Anonymous said...

All the State bookkeeping should be audited. The swing between the surplus and deficit is too unbelievable. No, no, and no to raising any more money for them to spend on unwarrented agendas.

Anonymous said...

Hell no

Anonymous said...

anonymous 11:26, Do you ride the short bus?

September 2, 2011 11:30 AM

lmao I think he does.

Anonymous said...

then some fool comes along and says, well, it's been too long since the last increase.

They have him conditioned and brain washed quite well don't they?

Anonymous said...

YES, raise them both.

PS I live in DE.

September 2, 2011 12:23 PM

That explains your lack of intellect.

Anonymous said...

How about we get an even larger surplus and get rid of some of the state employees?

Let's cut their pensions and raise the retirement age like the feds wanted to do to the military.