Democrats: Summer School and Car Taxes
By Brian Kirwin | Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | PolicyAre Virginia Democrats stupid, or are they trying to hand Republicans back the Virginia Senate?
They’re currently fighting in the Senate to let school start before Labor Day, because of course a few extra days in summer will translate into Massive Increases in test scores the following Spring.
Democrats can’t remember in February promises they made in November elections, but classes before Labor Day are supposed to help SOLs in the Spring?
Nevermind that local schools around here kept closing schools even though 99% of the snow and ice melted. Guess those test scores are headed for the basement.
And now Dems are whispering hints to more than triple everybody’s car taxes by eliminating the 70% car tax cut.
I know when Democrats talk to each other, and they talk to people paid by Government, the car tax is fodder for debate. I can’t tell you how many political roundtables I’ve been on where everyone but me decided the car tax cut was horrible, rotten and destructive.
Voters loved the car tax cut so much, they voted for Jim Gilmore. Think about that for a moment.
Pop a poll right now asking “Democrats want to increase your car tax over 300%. Off which cliff would you like to throw the nearest Democrat?”
Answer A) the nearest one!
Hey, maybe the two are connected. Higher taxes, more school days, less summer. Business gets hurt, but government workers work longer, taxes get higher.
The funny part is when Democrats say they’re suddenly interested in test scores. Funny how they aren’t about to allow any teachers get fired whose students have low test scores, but when it comes to shortening summertime for schools, magically they have a healthy interest in test scores.
Democrats slogan for 2011 – Summer School and Car Taxes.
I can’t wait!
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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4 Responses to "Democrats: Summer School and Car Taxes"
Thank goodness that at least the car tax will never see the light of day whiel Republicans hold the House and the Gov. Mansion.
Right. Because we don’t want sound fiscal policy and rational government to intefere with political gamesmanship and the allegiance to the “no tax’ dogma that’s taken the placee of independent thought for too many Republican lawmakers.
Yes GovGirl, how quickly you forget. Sounds like ideology has trumped your memory. We all still pay the hated car tax. If the Commonwealth needs the money it sends to local government to reimburse them for part of it, then we will end up again paying for all of it. Perhaps you just overlooked that billion dollar program.
Once again, ala GovGirl, the GOP voters confirm that they have yet to understand the shell game that Gilmore played on us. What part of it don’t you get? The state reimburses localities for the lost revenue they no longer collect in car taxes, to the tune of $1 billion PER YEAR. But where do you think the state gets the money to do this? Oh, could it be our income taxes? Our sales taxes? Wake up – the money is still coming out of our pockets either way – money that could be used for, I dunno, ROADS maybe? It was all just a shell game to get Gilmore elected.
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