Never Forget! These Virginia Republicans sold us out!
These republicans voted for the transportation bill that will cost us all of us billions of dollars. Do NOT forget these ‘representatives’ who failed to represent the people of Virginia. Every single one of them needs to face a primary. Start looking for candidates now!
House of Delegates: Dave Albo (42), John Cosgrove (78), Kirk Cox (66), Mark Dudenhefer (2), Jim Edmunds (60), Tag Greason (32), Chris Head (17), Gordon Helsel (91), Keith Hodges (98), Sal Iaquinto (84)*, Riley Ingram (62), Chris Jones (76), Terry Kilgore (1), Barry Knight (81), Jim LeMunyon (67), Manny Loupassi (68), Joe May (33), Donald Merricks (16), Randy Minchew (10), Richard Morris (64), John O’Bannon (73), Bobby Orrock (54), Charles Poindexter (9), Bob Purkey (82), Lacey Putney (I, declared R if running for re-election – 19), Tom Rust (86), Ed Scott (30), Beverly Sherwood (29), Chris Stolle (83), Ron Villanueva (21), Michael Watson (93), David Yancey (94), Joseph Yost (12), Speaker Howell (28)
State Senate: Harry Blevins (14), Bill Carrico (40), Jeff McWaters (8), Tommy Norment (3), Frank Ruff (15), Walter Stosch (12), Frank Wagner (7), John Watkins (10).
10 Responses to “Never Forget! These Virginia Republicans sold us out!”
Lol
$15 a month more in taxes to pay for roads and no more gas tax which means people will save money, off setting the extra sales tax.
Yep. Real traitors.
My roads are fine, and I’d like to decide how to spend my $15 a month, thanks.
Just to clarify, the gas tax is shifting from retail to wholesale where it will be levied as a percentage per dollar as opposed to a fixed price per gallon. It will roughly equal out and the wholesalers will of course pass the cost along to consumers. That is one of the reasons why McDonnell and Connaughton wanted the funding to simply come from a 0.3% increase in the sales tax.
What roads? Where? There are no new roads in the bill, but there is a new subway system. Please tell me where the new roads in NOVA or Hampton Roads will be. Thank you.
Who benefits the most? Truckers and developers. Who pays the most, the poorest people in the state who can least afford it. Niiiice………..
Nice talking point, except YOUR facts are wrong. Please explain how this will solve ANY transportation problem. Please show us even ONE new road that will be built to alleviate traffic problems.
Please explain what roads will be built and when. Perhaps you can address those questions posed in my most recent post. How will these taxes fix traffic?
Thanks!
Sorry. But the facts just don’t back you up. Have a good evening.
Well Jimmy, no one ever accused the liberals of looking into actual facts, so you have that going for you. Gas prices are going up nationwide, including here in VA. So when you go to fill up, and can come back and report paying a lower cost per gallon, as a result of the “plan” I’ll give you a gold star. You won’t be paying less for gas, and be able to use those savings to counteract the higher sales tax. In addition, if you own a vehicle, you will be paying more in personal property taxes. If you buy anything from a vending machine, you will be paying more for your purchase. If you buy a vehicle, you will be paying more in tax for that vehicle. If you own a boat or a trailer, or any other tangible asset, you will be paying a higher tax on it. So you can try to simplify it down to one makes up for the other between gas and purchases. You ain’t seen nothing yet, but you will. I highly doubt that many even are aware of these additional tax burdens, as Riley has been the only one to post what most are unaware of. From Riley’s post of a few days ago-
FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE DETAILS:
In addition to the tax increases I explained yesterday there are additional taxes I was not aware of until I read the Conference Report:
• The personal property tax will increase from 3.5% to 4.3%.
• The tax on vending machine sales rises from 4.5% to 6% in NOVA and Hampton Roads and 5.3% elsewhere in the state.
• Heavy equipment used for contracts on road construction, railroads, docks, etc. will be taxed at 4.3%, up from 3.5%
• Except for the increased tax on motor vehicles, other tangible personal property will be taxed at 5%.
• In Northern Virginia, commercial, industrial and residential land and building sales will have an additional tax of 25 cents per $100 of value. (A Conferee had previously told me the tax was 40 cents per $100)
• In Northern Virginia there will be a 3 % hotel tax (Legislators were previously informed this amount was 2%)
• While the bill shifts the 17.5 cent flat tax per gallon of gas to a 3.5% sales tax on the wholesale price of gasoline, it is speculative to claim that motorists will pay less for gas because the sales tax will be computed on the wholesale price of gas as of February 20, 2013 and will not go below this floor.
• The sales tax on purchasing vehicles (trucks and cars) increases from the current 3% to 4% on July 1, 2013, 4.1% on July 1, 2014; 4.2 % on July 1, 2015, and 4.3% on July 1, 2016. (Legislators were told it was a straight 4% tax. In reality, the tax increases each year through 2016.)
• If Congress does not pass the internet sales tax collection law, the tax on wholesale gasoline beginning January 1, 2015 will increase from 3.5% to 5.1%.(regular gas) and 6% (diesel). There is no provision in the law to revert back to 3.5% should Congress pass the internet tax law after 2015.
• By the way, if Congress passes the internet tax, mom and pop internet stores will be forced to comply with thousands of jurisdictions’ differing tax rates. Big online companies can easily comply but their smaller competitors could be forced out of business.
To reiterate, here are the other changes I mentioned yesterday:
• Replace the current 17.5 cents per gallon flat tax on gasoline with a 3.5 % wholesale sales tax paid by distributors, which will be passed on to consumers, and a 6 % wholesale sales tax on diesel fuel.
• Increase the 5% retail sales and use tax paid statewide on most purchases to 6% in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads and 5.3 % in the rest of the state.
• Apply a $100 annual fee on alternative fuel vehicles, including hybrids.
• Increase the amount of general fund money diverted to fund transportation from .50 % to .675 %, raising roughly $200 million when fully phased in.
• If Congress passes the Marketplace Equity Act (which requires on line businesses to collect sales taxes) the proceeds will be distributed as follows: 55.55% for schools; 22.2% for local governments with no restrictions; and 22.2% for roads and transit. If Congress does not pass the Internet sales tax collections act, an additional 1.6 % tax would be added to the wholesale gas tax to achieve the same end.
The republicans own a supermajority in the house, the tie-breaking vote in the senate, and the governorship.
And they manage to pass a bill where a majority of republicans vote NO.
And the supposed conservative governor signs it.
It makes one wonder why we bother to elect republicans. I can no longer answer that question. I want a party that supports smaller government and lower taxes. I don’t have that anymore.
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