Comments on: Our taxes are going up

By: Ireland saves the world « The right-wing liberal

Ireland saves the world « The right-wing liberal — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:09:03 +0000

[...] accountability, and democracy is considered a bit overwrought (except in Virginia, what with HB3202 and all), but it is a nightmarish reality in Europe (a.k.a. the Brusselian Empire, a.k.a. [...]

By: It’s decision time for Gilmore and Frederick « Bloggers 4 Bob Marshall 4 Speaker

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:04:06 +0000

[...] any indication, the General Assembly Republicans have decided the revive the pre-Kaine version of HB3202 (for those who think it was Tim Kaine who made that bill bad, here’s the real [...]

By: It’s decision time for Gilmore and Frederick « The right-wing liberal

It’s decision time for Gilmore and Frederick « The right-wing liberal — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:53:14 +0000

[...] any indication, the General Assembly Republicans have decided the revive the pre-Kaine version of HB3202 (for those who think it was Tim Kaine who made that bill bad, here’s the real [...]

By: Tom Davis gives advice previously rejected by . . . Tom Davis « The right-wing liberal

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:26:42 +0000

[...] dear reader, back to last year, when the Virginia GOP signed away its State Senate majority with HB3202. At that time, the Richmond Republicans were under tremendous pressure to “do something [...]

By: Why the Virginia Republican convention MAY matter « The right-wing liberal

Why the Virginia Republican convention MAY matter « The right-wing liberal — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:22:37 +0000

[...] been willing to stick his neck out for tax increases (he backed both the tax referenda of 2002 and the hideous HB3202 last year). So Gilmore certainly has a precedent for speaking out. Moreover, given that Bob [...]

By: The Richmond Times-Dispatch misses the point « The right-wing liberal

The Richmond Times-Dispatch misses the point « The right-wing liberal — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:16:11 +0000

[...] et al (RTD included, if memory serves) foisted upon the populace the disastrous HB3202 (i.e., the transportation tax hike of 2007). After the egregious policy became law, most of the GOP elite (and the RTD) when back to sleep, [...]

By: Reaction to HB3202 ruling reveals a stark regional division « The right-wing liberal

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:31:05 +0000

[...] Election 2007 actually revealed it in the most stark manner. Eastern VA saw a GOP meltdown (lose 4 Senate seats, lose 3 net House seats), while western Virginia was more ho-hum (no net change in either chamber). However, even that paled in comparison to the reaction to today’s Supreme Court ruling invalidating the regional taxes in HB3202. [...]

By: State Supreme Court rules regional tax authorities unconstitutional « The right-wing liberal

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:59:30 +0000

[...] The Virginia Supreme Court has invalidated the most egregious piece of HB3202 - the regional taxes that were unconstitutionally imposed by the Northern Virginia Transportation [...]

By: Why the Presidential nominee will need Bob Marshall as our Senate nominee « The right-wing liberal

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:11:01 +0000

[...] Kaine. Kaine beat Kilgore by 6 points. Two years later, the sam defensive mentality led to the transportation tax hike of 2007 and the loss of our State Senate [...]

By: HB3202: the gift that keeps on giving « The right-wing liberal

HB3202: the gift that keeps on giving « The right-wing liberal — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:01:01 +0000

[...] on giving One of the more insidious notions about the regional authorities spawned by the transportation tax hike of 2007 was that the members would all be locally elected officials. That was the veneer of [...]