A week or two ago, I did a post called “Time to quit playing.” While it may be just a happy coincidence or something they track too (like it’s hard to find Democrats who support tax increases), the Maryland GOP has placed on its website EVERY proposed tax and fee increase that the Democrats in Annapolis are helping to pass. Now, some of these won’t see the light of day again in this session, but I have two words for you – September surprise.
By their count, the toll that possibly can be exacted out of everyone in this so-called “Free State” would be at least $3 billion. That’s over $500 for every resident! And the GOP only counts bills that have a fiscal note attached.
Also, for those of you who follow monoblogue, you know that I occasionally track progress of certain bills periodically throughout the session. With just a few days to go, I’ll do another one this weekend and see what’s left for the General Assembly to take care of before they declare sine die Monday night. Included in this will be a tracking of all the bills the GOP mentions and an updated list of the Democrats most likely to sponsor these tax hikes and other freedom-curtailing measures.
