Marshall proposes Taxpayer Protection Amendment
By Krystle Weeks | Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | PolicyThe 2011 Virginia General Assembly commences on January 12, 2011, and there is already a bill being proposed to protect taxpayers by eliminating provisions that increases or revives any tax, fee, or fine. HJ 496 was proposed by Delegate Bob Marshall (R-Manassas) on July 19, and it would allow voters to decide on adding to the Virginia Constitution an amendment that would prohibit any law that appropriates funds from provisions that would increase or revive taxes and fees, in addition to, prohibiting any provision that reduces or eliminates any credit or exemption of any tax, fee, or fine.
This is a good move for taxpayers, especially after the previous General Assembly session. Marshall said in a statement:
In 2010 the General Assembly put $130 million in new fees and business tax credit cuts into Virginia’s budget on the last day to meet with little debate or publicity.
None of the $130 million in fee and tax increases passed Virginia’s Assembly on separate record votes. Members claimed they “had to vote for the hikes” or risk shutting Virginia’s government down.
Citizens reject Washington politicians who do this. Why accept them from Richmond Republicans who voted for fee and tax hikes as part of the Budget?
It will be interesting to see the momentum from this proposed amendment and to see whether this will make a difference regarding backroom deals in the legislative process.
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Growing up in Maryland typically does not yield a Republican. Fortunately, Krystle Weeks was one of the lucky few booted to the Commonwealth for her staunch conservative views. From an early age, she has been debating politics, and since 2006, she has been involved here in the Commonwealth helping Republican candidates to victory. Aside from politics, Krystle is a runner and a dynamite cook. You can email her here. Krystle also blogs at Crystal Clear Conservative and Charm Offensive Cooking.
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4 Responses to "Marshall proposes Taxpayer Protection Amendment"
This sounds like the California competitivensess act; that is, we can be like them if we really try hard. Make it impossible to actually deal with strategic issues that effect our future. Already, we have become the Corporation of Virginia. With the Governor’s Commission set to approve their agenda in mid September, this CEO laden commission will recommend eliminating, surprise, taxes on them. His health care commission is laden with business types, what happened to consumers? Does anyone really think that high net worth CEO’s will be looking out for citizens? No, they are obligated to look out for their shareholders.
Since the budget Del. Marshall is complaining about was written as much by Republicans as it was by Democrats, I’d expect his bill to go exactly nowhere. He’s usually a little more clever than this.
Be like California? Collecting taxes didn’t get California in trouble, it was their out-of-control spending. The money people earn belongs to them…not the government. So, where are you going with your California reference?
It’s about time someone started looking after the taxpaying, shareholder. And it’s about damn time our government started being ran with some responsibility like a business rather than coddling people. We need to take care of the people who can’t take care themselves…not the lazy and unwilling.
What about consumers? When dealing with the government…there is no consumer. You’re a constituent. The government will get to you when it’s your turn, otherwise take a number and we’ll call you when it comes up.
I guess health care will be run more efficiently with government running it. Health care is a 6 year service on a 10-year budget. Meanwhile, the Unions took over Government Motors and is trying to cut their own workers pay in half so they can sell off their Indianapolis plant. So, I guess it must not be the evil corporate leaders, it’s a practice.
Bottom line…we need to hold our politicians responsible and provide our elected officials with a fixed budget. They need to be responsible with their spending rather than acting like teenagers on the playground. Keynesian economics does not work as we have seen. And if anyone feels that the government is efficient to provide a quality service…boy, do you have something coming.
…and as Steve posted, the games on the playground continues.
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