As I was taking the train home, the Senate passed the monstrosity that is SB6009S1, which as I noted earlier includes not only the well-publicized gas and grantor’s tax hikes, but also hidden regional sales tax hikes (Shad Plank; h/t Tim Watson, who first mentioned it in the comments of my previous post).
The vote as 21-16; Harry Blevins, Fred Quayle, and Frank Ruff did not vote (were they absent today?); every other Republican voted no. All Democrats voted yes.
So this outrage now slithers over to the House, where, lest we forget, according to Garren Shipley, “there might be 51 votes for some kind of gas tax hike, depending on the fine details of the proposal.”
Be afraid; be very afraid.
June 25, 2008 at 9:44 pm |
Excellent analysis! Thanks for posting all this.
June 25, 2008 at 11:55 pm |
Thank you for the info and links. Much appreciated. Glad to see Sen. Watkins toed the line this time.
June 26, 2008 at 8:46 am |
[...] The House of Delegates (or, to be more precise, the House Rules Committee) will take up the multifaceted tax increase (including the hidden, secret ones) passed by the Senate Democrats last night. Odds are, the bill [...]
June 26, 2008 at 8:46 am |
[...] The House of Delegates (or, to be more precise, the House Rules Committee) will take up the multifaceted tax increase (including the hidden, secret ones) passed by the Senate Democrats last night. Odds are, the bill [...]
June 26, 2008 at 11:38 am |
I am just catching up because I was in North Carolina/helping my sister out of her house the last five days. Thanks for the updates and the breakdown of what the Senate passed. I would say its incredibly brazen to try and sneak through a second tax increase this way, but it is right there in black and white. Even Bill Howell can’t go along with this, two tax increases for the price of one plus a ridiculous unelected Transportation Board. Howell only wants one tax increase and a ridiculous unlected Transportation Board.
June 9, 2009 at 10:08 pm |
[...] to pull it off. The State Senator then proceeded to support SB6009 – which had increases in the sales tax, gas tax, and auto tax, plus regional tax increases. Had the Democrats nominated Terry McAuliffe, McDonnell might have been vulnerable on HB3202; [...]
June 9, 2009 at 10:09 pm |
[...] to pull it off. The State Senator then proceeded to support SB6009 – which had increases in the sales tax, gas tax, and auto tax, plus regional tax increases. Had the Democrats nominated Terry McAuliffe, McDonnell might have been vulnerable on HB3202; [...]