Mathias Votes In Favor’
(ANNAPOLIS) The Maryland House of Delegates passed a Capital Budget of $1.17 billion and another $300 million taken from the General Fund. The $300 million is supposed to be covered by property tax revenues, so there may be a very large increase in those taxes for Marylanders in the future. Delegate Michael McDermott (R - Worcester & Wicomico) voted against the Capital Budget (Senate Bill 171), while Senator Mathias (D - Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset) voted to support it and, thus, a further increase in Maryland’s state debt far beyond the taxpayer’s ability to pay.
There have been over eighty major tax, fee, and toll increases since 2007. Borrowing money over and over again will put Maryland in a place where it is impossible to cover its debt payments. Without any other supplements from the General Fund, Maryland’s only option will be to further increase state taxes. “There are many good projects in the Capital Budget, but quite frankly, voting for the Capital Budget is irresponsible with this state’s economy. Making your grandchildren pay for their parents playground is immoral.” Delegate McDermott told the House during the debate, “You’re using a credit card with your kids name on it.”
The Capital Budget included many earmarks far outside the scope of what taxpayers should be funding. For instance, it included $50,000 for the pro-amnesty illegal immigrant group Casa de Maryland. Another earmark included an appropriation the Community Forklift Facility, which may not have been vetted through the normal Bond Bill process. The Capital Budget also included extensions for some projects that have been going on for a decade, and requests to exempt many of these organizations from required matching fund requirements.
As he has done for the past 8-years, Senator Mathias voted in favor of growing our state debt. He has also guaranteed that Property Tax rates will rise in the future for all shore residents. “His vote goes to support extremist liberal groups like Casa de Maryland who receive funding for their illegal alien advocacy at the expense of Eastern Shore families struggling to live paycheck to paycheck. This must stop!” concluded McDermott.
9 comments:
Mike, you've got my vote.
12:18 - problem is Jim has too many moochers votes....
Mathias has to GO!
Mathias is spineless.
Make him MISTER Mathias again. Problem solved.
"" Making your grandchildren pay for their parents playground is immoral.” Delegate McDermott told the House during the debate, “You’re using a credit card with your kids name on it.”"
It's not only immoral it's nauseating how some can sell their souls especially the ones who themselves have children. What ever happened to the days when parents wanted to leave their children and grandchild something of substance when they are gone? All these people are doing is taking from the children and leaving them with a huge balance and a lot of uncertainty.
Mike, I am interested in knowing just how much money this budget steals from the Chesapeake Bay Funds that are so much vitally important to Maryland that there has to be a new "Rain Tax" enacted to make up for the robbery of the fund?
Can you please enlighten us on that?
Mike, you say "This must stop", please tell me how you intended to make it stop.
10:06, Del McDermott can't alone make it stop. He tries everything in his power to stop the nonsense by informing us, speaking out and speaking out loudly. The problem is you can not change either hearts or minds of those lawmakers who are obsessed with the progressive movement or who are in it for their own personal gain, forgetting it US they represent and NOT themselves or their ambitions.
We really need to elect as many democrats as possible out of office, would be a start and let the GOP with their common sense take the lead in this state.
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