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Saturday, March 08, 2014

SAUERBREY: Taxing Marylanders Until They Flee

Maryland, one of the bluest of blue states, is the poster child demonstrating that taxing the rich fails to balance the state budget.

Yet Democrats, who have complete monopoly control on all branches of state government, continue to think that doing the same thing over and over will lead to a different result.

Because of its proximity to Washington, D.C., Maryland is one of the wealthiest states in America. Still, it is plagued by fiscal woes. In a vain attempt to eliminate Maryland’s structural deficit, the administration of Gov. Martin O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown has raised taxes, tolls and fees more than 80 times since 2007, while increasing overall government spending by $9.6 billion, or 32 percent, over the same period.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looking to move now.

Anonymous said...

Same here..i work in va...so might as well move thier...married to a salisbury native..otherwise i head further south.and im a come here from NY..ive lived in other states too but this ones the worse..house on market

Anonymous said...

Got to stay where I am until May 2017 and then moving south to vote with my feet.

Anonymous said...

tell this to our local Liberal and Rino leaders. They continue to run us into the ground. Some of us can't move. I vote but I can't move.

Anonymous said...

I sympathize with those who want to leave. However, this is my home, and I'm not yet inclined to be driven out. I'm keeping a close eye on the dissolution movements active in several states. Hopefully, the secessionist activity in western MD will evolve to include other parts of the state.