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Maryland Delegate Gail Bates on the state’s reaction to higher taxes on those making more than $100,000.
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Because now say that if you make a 100000 dollars -- more in the -- of mountain.
You are rich you have to pay more taxes well well some of that extra money go 2% pay raise for the State's workers yes state look -- get a raise.
-- base is in Baltimore Maryland for us right now she's -- -- she as a Republican.
Now -- what our audience knows the story.
You -- down on a rich to a 100000 a year.
-- taken more money and given out to state -- -- a lot of our -- -- not happy with that but I want you to bring us up to date.
Would be the -- reaction in the state of Maryland.
Well Stuart my constituents are all very upset.
This attacks of facts to teachers.
Two police officers.
People that are -- just been you know working to make a living for their family.
Are now considered very wealthy and state of Maryland it's part of this national trend toward wealth transfer I just going to happen the success but.
I'm I'm sort of -- -- -- but that I I don't get it.
When you affect so many people in your state as in Maryland.
Every bit lot of people have to pay a lot more in tax you've defined rich down I don't see why.
The governor O'Malley for that that was a political winner.
Why did you do it.
Well I think it's because his focus is out of Maryland and on national issues saying he's trying to out Obama Obama.
-- trying to bring this wealth distribution down a Maryland.
My county is hit harder than most because where that the per capita wealthiest county in the state of Maryland.
Our people at work hard they -- make a living for their people on -- to have.
Have to pay more taxes and sadly it's Richard retroactive back to January 1 wanting to out.
If that's -- is retroactive to January the folks that means that employers stopped taking more out of paychecks he immediately and actually selling mall mall because they've got to make -- role attacks they didn't collect in the first five months of the year.
Exactly that was -- point I tried to make during special session on the CPA and I do taxes for people.
And I I tried even tried to get an amendment to make it prospective not retroactive and they just wouldn't have it wouldn't get them the money they want life.
Last time around I think of maybe three years ago I think Maryland enacted a million -- tax and a lot of the -- has left an actual tax revenue came down.
Any sign that when you enact a tax increase on 100000 dollar people the same thing will happen.
I suspect it will what I'm hearing from a lot of people is that if if they could sell their homes they be out of your -- -- They they just -- not gonna put up with the increase taxes than they're really trying to get out.
-- -- sought to cut this short I'm -- -- the -- FaceBook days and we got to concentrate on that but we appreciate you being with us to give us the inside on Maryland and the tax issue effective registration thank you very much thank you.
