Repub Governor EHRLICH raises taxes by $3 BILLION

[savemefromdumbya]

Just for the record: I didn't think Republicans were supposed to raise taxes. What a whopper in Maryland! $3 BILLION! "Read my lips no taxes Ehrlich"

Ehrlich has placed $3 billion in new taxes, tolls and fees on the backs of Maryland families and small businesses.

The state property tax increased by 58% ($780 million over 4 years)
The car tax went up by 58% for cars and 66% for SUVs ($520 million)
Corporate filing fees rose by $190 million
The flush tax will cost $155 million
Transportation tolls went up by $300 million
When other taxes and fees are added, Marylanders will pay $3.3 billion in new taxes during Ehrlich’s four years in office [Dept. Of Legislative Services - Pages 27-30 of Issue Papers 2006 Legislative session.

[Demeter]

1. Has Maryland a Deficit and a Balanced Budget Requirement?

He may not have had a choice

[savemefromdumbya]

2. no the projected budget is a deficit

putting the taxes up is his choice

Bob Ehrlich’s spending has exceeded the spending caps and he has put the burden of his spending spree squarely on the backs of Maryland’s families in the form of increased taxes, tolls and fees.

The Facts:

Ehrlich raised taxes and fees more than his two democratic predecessors combined.

Bob Ehrlich raised taxes and fees more in his first 16 months than Maryland’s previous two Democratic administrations raised them in 16 years.

Ehrlich Has Spent Taxpayer Dollars Irresponsibly. Ehrlich broke the state’s limits on spending by more than $200 million.

Bob Ehrlich has increased the state budget far faster than the rate of inflation and population growth. If he had held spending increases to that level, the state’s budget would now be $21 billion. It is currently $29.6 billion.

According to the Baltimore Sun, the structural deficit has gotten worse, not better, under Bob Ehrlich. Rather than coming up with a real solution to the revenue imbalance, Ehrlich has “limped along with half-measures” that fail to address the real problem.

The structural deficit is projected to rise to $1.2 billion by the end of the decade, which is as large as it was the year Bob Ehrlich took office. <2006 Conference Committee Report on SB 110; Department of Legislative Services Fiscal and Policy Updates, Jan 2003>

[Demeter]

3. He Must Have Orders to Pave the Road to Cheney and Rumsfeld's Places

[MissWaverly]

5. not to mention all the security don't you know

Osama was seen surfing at St. Michael's

[Jack Rabbit]

4. That's quite a tax hike

Maryland is not that big, after all.

There maust be a reason for it.

Ehrlich is running for re-election, isn't he? I hope he has his retirement planned. He can retire in January

[savemefromdumbya]

6. I hope that Ehrlich is ousted

[KamaAina]

7. Md. has a state property tax?

The state property tax increased by 58% ($780 million over 4 years)

Everywhere else I've been, property tax is levied by cities and/or counties, not the state.

Funny thing is, I grew up in Md. (Balto. Co.) but left at 11, before I was much concerned about tax structure and whatnot.