Category Archives: News

From the Frederick News Post, February 10th:

Gov. Larry Hogan announced last week that he will establish, by executive order, a bipartisan commission to explore ways to reform Maryland’s disgraceful and undemocratic redistricting process. The goal is to create an independent, bipartisan commission to handle this important task.

For the full article, click here.

By Dan Bongino

Let me preface this piece by saying that if you have convinced yourself that the government, by taking more of our money through higher taxes, will make us all more prosperous, then you need not read any further. I have come to learn that any attempt to persuade the far-left “tax-and-spend” crowd is a fruitless endeavor despite the obvious disconnect between what these people say, and what they do. This piece is directed at ordinary Americans who, as evidenced by the mid-term election results, have lost patience with the “big-government-is-best” crowd.

For more, please click here.

(Published in the Baltimore Sun, December 16, 2014)

In recent years, Maryland has substantially raised tobacco taxes. Its current rates of $2 for a pack of cigarettes and 15 percent to 70 percent for other tobacco products like cigars are among the highest in the country. The state enjoys a huge …….

Click here for the full article

People vs. Government.  HT: Pete Friedlander

The Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats passed the Affordable Healthcare Act by insisting that it was not a tax.  We now know otherwise:

Click here for the article.
 

We hope that you enjoyed the movie  “Unfair – Exposing the IRS”.  As a taxpayer, by definition you are a member of our Association.  Please click on the tab above to join our mailing list.  We will keep you up to date on egregious legislation that will affect your wallet.

Please send us your IRS “horror stories” as we would like to compile true examples of government overreach.  You may email the stories to our President, Dee Hodges, at mdtaxes@comcast.net

Donations are always appreciated.  Thank you.

The Cato Institute released a report grading governors across the country over their recent fiscal policies and how well they’ve tried to rein in taxes and spending. Maryland, with O’Malley  [and Brown] ranked low – better than bottom placed California but WELL behind Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia.  (Virginia was NOT in the analysis).

Click here for the report.

In a fall 2007 Special Session, at the request of the O’Malley/Brown Administration, the sales tax was hiked 20% from 5% to 6% in a solely partisan vote. An analysis by Dee Hodges for the Maryland Taxpayers Association of the rate increase effects over the following six years, concluded that it has been a failure.   Continue reading →

For one day only, at selected movie theaters in Maryland, you will be able to see an important and explosive expose’ of the IRS called “Unfair – Exposing the IRS”.

Save the date:  Tuesday, October 14, at 7:00 PM

Click HERE for the explosive trailer.
Click HERE for the movie site and movie locations.

Per the movie’s website: “The film is executive produced by John Sullivan, producer of the smash hit documentaries “2016: Obama’s America” and “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” Directing is Judd Saul, an award-winning director and activist, whose documentary Frag changed the professional video gaming industry. Producing is nationally syndicated radio talk show host Craig Bergman, a veteran campaigner who brings to the project his experience”.

From a commentary by Thomas Sowell at Townhall.com

All is not lost. But all could be lost — especially if too many of us take freedom for granted and focus our attention on other things, like electronic gadgets and the antics of celebrities, while ignoring such dangers as nuclear weapons in the hands of suicidal fanatics, with a track record of savagery, whom we are too squeamish to call anything stronger than “militants.”

Nor are all the dangers abroad. Birthdays are supposed to be times for celebration and gift-giving. But America’s upcoming birthday on the Fourth of July is a time when the gift most needed is an urgent warning about the dangers of losing the things that have made this country America — and have long made “America” a ringing word of freedom, not only in this country but to people around the world….

Read the whole article.