Re: VW
- From: Steven Bornfeld <dentaltwinmung@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:37:58 -0400
Amatus Cremona wrote:
VW just announced they are moving their headquarters from this area to Virginia. There goes another 400-1000 workers. :-( 400 leave immediately, and the rest will *most likely* leave over the next 18 months. That will include a handful of my patients leaving this *once glorious* State.
That is okay, though. Our State government figures they can solve the problem by increasing taxes even more. Last weekend, I drove through Ohio, WV, Virginia, NC, Maryland and PA. Gasoline was over 30 cents a gallon cheaper in each of those States due to less tax. And,,,,,,,,,, they all had *much* better roads. Our State wants to raise sales tax from 6% to 7%, add a 2% tax on entertainment, raise income taxes, create a VAT, and raise another $1.8B to pay for a projected deficit in 2008. Can anyone imagine companies moving to this State from elsewhere so that they could have the privilege of paying more taxes? At the rate people are *leaving* the State, (one report estimates 65,000 per year) one would imagine they would need fewer government employees to manage the State. But, any cuts to spending are immediately vetoed.
I may have to go back to placing amalgams again. (Just kidding)
Just saw this--what a bummer. Sounds like the post office trying to compete by continually raising most rates, while losing business to Fedex, UPS and e-mail.
Of course, the road thing--you probably have more thermal cycling there--Florida roads look great, but they don't have to deal with that freeze-thaw cycle.
No, the companies are mostly going to low-tax states, if they're not going offshore altogether.
Steve
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