Have your Republican member of the General Assembly take this test.
1. Fill out this form for Hampton Roads.
Year $millions of taxes and fees Total Miles of Congestion Reduced (from 2007)
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What is the url for this source of information?
2.The difference between a tax and a user fee to the taxpaying citizen is?
a. Taxes come from the left pocket and fees come from the right pocket.
b. Taxes soak the rich and fees just punish folks on fixed incomes.
c. Taxes are what politicians pledge not to raise and fees are what politicians increase.
d. Democrats raise Taxes. Some Republicans will raise taxes more than Democrats. Some Republicans will raise taxes, but not as much as Democrats. But, only Cong. Tom Davis calls a user fee – a tax.
3. The Republican Creed of Virginia principle of limiting government means?
a. Creating a new level of government at the Regional level without amending the Constitution (because the Voters will reject it again).
b. Creating an extra level of government where appointed officials are elected to other offices – and saying that is an ‘elected’ government with a straight face. Also, saying ‘no taxation without representation’ without being struck by lightening.
c. Creating a new level of government so as to not put bonds before the voters – as the Virginia Constitution requires – and hide the legal debt of the Commonwealt, cities or counties legally in a shell game.
d. Creating a new level of government without checks and balances, no separation of powers, no oversight – except a book balancing audit – as a jobs and cash program for friends of elected politicians.
