A little bit of everything
Since the end of the 2024 Legislative Session, the Joint Republican Caucus in the Maryland General Assembly has worked to tally the number of tax and fee increases that have occurred since Governor Moore took office, either at his direction or through the actions of the Democratic majority in the legislature. The number is staggering. It almost defies belief – 338 new or increased taxes and fees as of today.
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Are we perfect? Far from it. To put it mildly, freedom, democracy, and capitalism are a hot mess if ever there was one. We are and will forever be a very mixed bag of people trying to figure our collective selves out, to agree on what is the good and right thing to do, and then make it happen.
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The Republicans aren’t wrong, the Democrats and President Biden aren’t right. They’re all just missing the point – politicians who put political self-interest ahead of what’s best for their constituents.
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Maryland has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the United States, yet the number of murders and violent crimes committed with guns continues to grow every year, with the overwhelming majority of those committed with stolen guns. Astonishingly, the Maryland General Assembly has for years refused to make the theft of a firearm a felony. Again this year, the House Republican Caucus will offer the Gun Theft Felony Act (HB 750) and fight to close this absurd loophole in Maryland law.
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Read moreBy Len Lazarick [email protected] Stupid me for not reading the fine print when legislative leaders said they were not going
Read moreThe Organization for Economic and Development (OECD) has proposed a global shake-up of corporate taxation, capsizing numerous rules, which have
Read moreBy Len Lazarick [email protected] For some taxpayers in Democratic states like Maryland with high state personal income taxes, the federal
Read moreVery few things are as painful as realizing that you forgot to include tax deductions that could have increased tax
Read moreTax season is stressful for everyone, but most of the burden falls on the accountants handling the taxes. Yes, everyone
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