01/13/2026
Mind-blowing...Sorry for the long post, but with the legislative session starting tomorrow, don’t fall for the Democrats’ election-year act!
Governor Wes Moore says "no new taxes or fees."
Senate President Ferguson "promises to live within means."
House Speaker Pena-Melnyk "doesn’t expect any taxes."
But after loving every tax and fee for four years, including Maryland’s biggest tax hike ever with $1.6 billion in 2025, this sudden “fiscal responsibility” is pure hypocrisy.
They wasted billions in surplus, caused record deficits, and lost Maryland’s triple-A bond rating for the first time since 1973.
Despite the huge tax hikes, multi-billion-dollar deficits still loom with $1.4-$1.5 billion in 2027, growing to over $3 billion later.
This fake stewardship is just election-year posturing. Maryland taxpayers deserve real accountability!
Vote them out. Enough is enough!
Some of the TAX/FEE increases the Democrat leaders voted for:
- 6.25% personal income tax bracket for high earners
- 6.5% personal income tax bracket for top earners
- 2% capital gains surcharge on gains above 350,000 dollars
- Itemized deduction phase-out for high earners
- 3% sales tax on technology and data services
- Increase in local income tax cap from 3.2 to 3.3%
- Cannabis sales tax increase from 9 to 12%
- Sports betting tax increase from 15 to 20%
- Vehicle excise tax increase from 6 to 6.5%
- Rental vehicle excise tax at 3.5%
- Five dollar fee per new tire sold
- Vehicle emissions inspection fee increase from 14 to 30 dollars
- Vehicle registration fees increased
- Vending machine sales now subject to six percent sales tax
