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christine_dixon
Nov 19 2007, 10:56 AM
QUOTE
Special Session Ends: Sales & Cigarette Tax Raised; Slots Vote Next November Reported by: Angelique Gonzalez
Monday, Nov 19, 2007 @10:29am EST
ANNAPOLIS, MD - Maryland lawmakers ended their three-week special session around 2:30 a.m. by raising the sales and cigarette tax and letting voters decide whether slots should be legalized.

Here are the highlights:
  • the sales tax will go up to 6% (from 5%) and will include computer services
  • cigarette tax doubled to $2 a pack
  • corporate income tax will rise from 7% to 8.25%
  • people making over $150,000 a year will pay higher income taxes
  • most taxpayers will get an $800 boost in their personal exemption
  • health insurance coverage expanded
Maryland voters will also get to decide the issue that has paralyzed the State House for years -- whether the state should legalize slot machines.

Voters will decide whether to legalize up to 15-thousand slots machines in five locations, including Rocky Gap Lodge in Cumberland.
txexpatriot
Nov 19 2007, 11:48 AM
Is this the crap where Montgomery Cty wants to be exempt? Because 150k is ave pay?

And tax on cigs keeps going up but as less and less folks smoke--how will that increase revenues?
(And most smokers I know make <25,000/yr..).

Slots-yes, the saving slots, keep us from the satanic slots v. praise be to slots...
christine_dixon
Nov 19 2007, 11:51 AM
QUOTE (txexpatriot @ Nov 19 2007, 11:48 AM) *
praise be to slots...


insert bevis and butthead "slots/sluts" routine here____________________.



score.
Snoopy
Nov 19 2007, 11:53 AM
They let the voters decide...except about the part of higher taxes and spending... mad.gif

Gutless a##holes...
txexpatriot
Nov 19 2007, 12:03 PM
Snoop-they are politicans--lawyers who could not make it in a practice--definition: weenies..

And all lawyers think everyone else has too much money & should give it to them to 'handle'... biggrin.gif
Udmas
Nov 19 2007, 05:13 PM
No big deal, everybody will just go to work and tell their bosses that they are going to pay them more starting next year.

Opps, only the government has that kind of power. rolleyes.gif
Idiot
Nov 19 2007, 06:33 PM
QUOTE (Snoopy @ Nov 19 2007, 11:53 AM) *
Gutless a##holes...



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