tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post8865671342485584369..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Constitutional amendments, meals tax, bonds on the ballotAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-77837212357024284312016-10-26T10:22:48.710-04:002016-10-26T10:22:48.710-04:00OMG, the date on your comment is 10/12. So you al...OMG, the date on your comment is 10/12. So you already knew Trump is a groping enthusiast (his words, not mine). Seriously, what WILL it take for you to abandon him? If he beats up a room full of puppies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-5969404890338313832016-10-16T23:29:14.693-04:002016-10-16T23:29:14.693-04:00Vote no on the meals tax! Don't worry, they...Vote no on the meals tax! Don't worry, they'll find other ways to squeeze extra taxes out of us to satisfy the ever growing school budget shortfalls...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-89564091426473103582016-10-13T11:38:18.994-04:002016-10-13T11:38:18.994-04:00"Region's leaders split over 1-cent regio..."Region's leaders split over 1-cent regional sales tax to pay for Metro."<br /><br />Welcome to what could add up to Fairfax's de facto 11% meals tax. Vote no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-64564775116639358702016-10-13T07:57:45.807-04:002016-10-13T07:57:45.807-04:00Most of FCPS' budget is pay and benefits for e...Most of FCPS' budget is pay and benefits for employees. They do need cut their consultant budget down, but any budget shortfall tray FCPS faces is due to FCPS employees wanting competitive pay and benefits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-25975317113494537822016-10-12T19:39:47.204-04:002016-10-12T19:39:47.204-04:00Half right...spot on on the meals taxHalf right...spot on on the meals taxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-63103869513124881082016-10-12T19:30:23.673-04:002016-10-12T19:30:23.673-04:00If FCPS is going to continually waste money like s...If FCPS is going to continually waste money like spending $20,000 on an independent facilitator to lead the Stuart name change effort that the majority of people do not want and that won't help the education of one student, then I am going to have a hard time giving them more money. I am voting NO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-82931104017187678362016-10-12T17:20:54.347-04:002016-10-12T17:20:54.347-04:00"Democrats will correctly allege the provisio..."Democrats will correctly allege the provision in the Virginia Constitution is unconstitutional under the Constitution of the USA...." <br /><br />If that were correct, the Commonwealth's right-to-work statute would have been set aside for the same reason. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-54470183882225006982016-10-11T21:25:47.087-04:002016-10-11T21:25:47.087-04:00To be fair, we could enforce occupancy code and th...To be fair, we could enforce occupancy code and the immigrant laws and ease many of the expenses. <br /><br />We also need a school board who doesn't waste our school funds pursuing their own political agenda. Sandy Evans is spending school money to advance her personal agenda to rename JEB Stuart High School. She surveyed the community in 2015 and got a NO name change response. She didn't like the results so, she tried getting the SB to pass a resolution to rename the school, but the community objected. She abandoned the resolution and attempted to get the SB to pass a motion to rename the school. The SB wouldn't do it. Instead, they passed a motion to "consider" whether or not to rename the school. Unhappy with this, Evans is now spending more money to hire a facilitator to create an Ad Hoc Committee to drive her agenda home. <br /><br />JEB Stuart High School has many needs and Evans should be ashamed to hold her personal political agenda above the needs of our students.<br /><br />I am not inclined to give Evans and her cronies anymore more to waste on their political agendas. No meal tax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7815669573956890202016-10-11T18:55:15.148-04:002016-10-11T18:55:15.148-04:00I think you are mistaken and exaggerating what is ...I think you are mistaken and exaggerating what is going on here.<br /><br />A Virginia Constitution provision will not be effective if it stands in the way of human progress.<br /><br />Democrats will correctly allege the provision in the Virginia Constitution is un-Constitutional under the Constitution of the USA, and will be able to find federal Judges appointed by Obama, Clinton, and even the Bush's to uphold the decision.<br /><br />This is how Democrats have recently achieved great victories by overturning the provision of the Virginia Constitution passed by a majority of the Virginians voting at the time that defined marriage to be between a man and a women; this is also how Democrats have recently redefined the US Constitution provision prohibiting discrimination based on gender to include discrimination based on gender identity to ensure "bathroom equality" and other important rights for transgender individuals.<br /><br />The will of the people reflected in prior elections and Constitutional provisions will not stop the march of progress that Democrats, at great cost and much sacrifice throughout history, have and will continue to achieve.<br />Susie Malonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097179279844418043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-69915638215776391732016-10-11T17:51:11.057-04:002016-10-11T17:51:11.057-04:00No to Trump. No to meals tax.No to Trump. No to meals tax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-78680707725400380292016-10-11T17:11:22.279-04:002016-10-11T17:11:22.279-04:00Fairfax taxpayers have been more than generous in ...Fairfax taxpayers have been more than generous in funding the schools. Over half the County's enormous budget is dedicated to that purpose. The problem is that, in recent years, the County's tax base hasn't expanded enough to accommodate the school board's budget demands. State and federal funding have diminished, office vacancies are high and corporations haven't been moving into to the County like they once did. That leaves residents with the obligation of paying more and more of the County's expenses from their personal income. I suspect that some residents are under the impression that residents can keep footing the bill in this manner forever. However, that's an illusion only the affluent can foster. The bottom line here is that a meals tax won't impact the County's budget unless the BOS and school board commit to reducing spending. At least until new sources of revenue emerge. Unless that happens, the proceeds of the meals tax will be reduced to a line item in the budget and the school tax advocates will be right back looking for even more tax money. <br /><br />School tax advocates like to pretend that students will not receive a quality education unless massive amounts of new funding are added to the school budget. However, their idea of a quality education is neither realistic nor attainable outside of a prep school setting. There's little doubt that students will continue to be well educated at current funding levels. There's also little doubt that passing a meals tax will not impact the rise in real estate taxes. Vote no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-59334228604409598532016-10-11T15:40:17.757-04:002016-10-11T15:40:17.757-04:00to be fair, the cost of keeping our schools staffe...to be fair, the cost of keeping our schools staffed with competent individuals and up to date resources does not get cheaper over time. The materials and resources our kids need to excel in the market cost more money every year, and if we want the best for our future we need to invest in it now. Penny pinching in education and transportation projects will cost us far more in the long run, than investing wisely now. ELnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-71414888288535379942016-10-11T13:42:57.139-04:002016-10-11T13:42:57.139-04:00You're absolutely right. The BOS could fund it...You're absolutely right. The BOS could fund its budget on the backs of property owners as long as property values kept rebounding. That finally ended this year, but the incessant clamor for more spending hasn't. There's a fairly flush lobby in Fairfax that's decided to take spending on education and other projects to astronomic levels. They've already convinced a number of BOS members to support this. So, as you say, the meals tax is just another in what will become a series of increasingly confiscatory taxes. The difference, however, is that taxpayers can, for once, defeat this tax. So, vote no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-35421230163180288542016-10-11T00:19:14.208-04:002016-10-11T00:19:14.208-04:00Just wait for the next trick, Admissions tax! Goin...Just wait for the next trick, Admissions tax! Going to a movie pay an admissions tax, just a matter of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-18630472228877002242016-10-10T19:54:04.080-04:002016-10-10T19:54:04.080-04:00JUST VOTE NO.JUST VOTE NO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-36210567045967050282016-10-10T19:53:36.327-04:002016-10-10T19:53:36.327-04:00Although the proponents of the meals tax are pitch...Although the proponents of the meals tax are pitching it as a means of "reducing reliance on property taxes" I doubt if anyone who considered this measure, including its supporters, actually believe that claim. The meals tax is a straightforward tax hike that will not inhibit the rate of property tax increases. Vote no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-61890661043341669012016-10-10T18:55:13.513-04:002016-10-10T18:55:13.513-04:00Looks like GOP is worried that an eventual Democra...Looks like GOP is worried that an eventual Democratic takeover of the legislature and governor's office would result in a repeal of the Commonwealth's right to work law. Making that law a constitutional provision would make it virtually repeal proof. This sets a terrible precedent. If this stunt works, I wonder how many other lousy pieces of partisan legislation the GOP will try to shelter in the constitution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com