We’re still paying for the War of 1812

In today’s Daily Press, this brilliant author shines a big bright light on a tax intended to pay for the War of 1812, and almost 200 years later is still around.

“BPOL stands for the Business, Professional and Occupational License tax. It might as well stand for Businesses Put Out of Livelihood, especially for startup companies that rarely turn a profit early but still pay BPOL taxes as if they did.”

Del. Sal Iaquinto and City Councilwoman Rosemary Wilson, both of Virginia Beach, teamed up to take a chunk out of it, help new businesses and maybe get us on the road to eliminating it entirely.

Read the column here.

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Brian Kirwin

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.