Maryland Legislature: time
for a change
Maryland’s legislators may
have not received the memo: there is a new sheriff in town. Larry Hogan became the
Governor because people are sick and tired of being taxed into oblivion.
Legislative leadership has firmly come out against Hogan’s mild proposals to
trim taxes in a variety of areas. Before Hogan would finish his State of the State
message consternation was already brewing on the new Governor’s programs to
help businesses. Hogan enumerated a list of changes he wants the Maryland
Legislature to consider. His proposal to exempt the first $10,000 of personal
property from taxes would go a long way to help small businesses. Elimination
of the “Rain Tax,” which targets only a portion of Maryland, was also echoed in
his speech. Automatic increases in gasoline taxes would come to a thundering
halt because Hogan portrays them as regressive assessments. Pensions for
military, police and fire fighters would become exempt from tax collection by
the Comptroller’s office. House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President
Thomas Miller are in a near schizophrenic frenzy over Hogan’s tax proposals.
Just the thought of reducing Maryland’s tax burden on its citizens brought
verbal backlashes from both of them. What these two do not understand is
Marylanders who pay the bills want change. Hogan has chosen not to cut too
deeply for his first State budget. Instead he began by cutting around the
edges. Maryland’s nickname, The Free State, has taken on new meaning around the
country. Why? People have come by the tens of thousands to obtain freebies allocated
to them by the Democrats and Hogan’s predecessor Martin O’Malley. Billions in
waste could be cut from the Maryland budget. Hogan is fully cognizant of the
economic Armageddon that would occur if he cut too quickly. Yet this must
happen for Maryland to stay sound economically. The Mercedes Benz gang with
Medicaid cards should watch their backs. The new sheriff is gunning for you.
Mark Davis MD, President
of Davis Writing Services, www.daviswritingservices.com
platomd@gmail.com
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