Governor Warner Gets Ready To Raise Taxes

I don’t care how you cut the mustard. Anything that tax plan that “increases revenue” is a bad plan for Virginia taxpayers:

Virginia should consider taxing services and Internet sales as part of the effort to rework the state tax system, Gov. Mark Warner told a 10-member legislative tax reform commission today.

Lawmakers should also evaluate the state’s relationship with local governments and compel corporations to fulfill their tax responsibilities to the state, Warner said.

“My hope is we can find some common ground with these principles,” Warner said. “If we do our job, tax reform holds the promise of more fairness” which could boost the economy and therefore increase revenue.

My hope is that the House of Delegates stops any crackpot scheme cold. Which it had damn well better do, or heads will roll. Or at the very least, my eyes will roll. . .