Video from the Anti-Tax Rally in Fairfax

Check out both the video clips on Crystal Clear Conservative.

Video from the Republicans United for Tax Relief Anti-Tax Rally
Video from the Anti-Tax Rally in Fairfax

Anti-Tax Rally Mobilizes Grassroots in Fairfax County

Tonight, about 80 anti-tax activists held a rally outside the Fairfax County Government Center to protest the proposed rise in real estate taxes. There was a great air of dissension from many Fairfax County and Northern Virginia residents alike about tax hikes as a means to solve our budget woes. In fact, many of the participants at the event attended the hearing, where Arthur Purves of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance and James Parmelee of Republicans United for Tax Relief both delivered testimony before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hearing about how taxes will not help prosper our county’s economic growth. More taxes are not going to help Fairfax County families. In fact, this will cause many families to leave Fairfax County for other jurisdictions with lower taxes.

Additionally, Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity stopped by, former 11th District Congressional candidate Keith Fimian, and Kerry Bolognese, who is running for the 41^st House of Delegates seat against David Marsden.

I got to meet several participants who traveled from Sterling and Manassas to join the rally here in Fairfax. Both the Loudoun and Prince William County Board of Supervisors will be addressing this issue soon.

Here are some pictures from the event:

**Pictures courtesy of B.J. Bluth, Ph.D.**

Video will be posted tomorrow morning of the rally. Hopefully, you will be able to attend the Northern Virginia Tea Party on April 15^th at the Merrifield Post Office from 5-7 p.m. For more information on this event, please check out the Northern Virginia Tea Party website.

**Cross Posted at Crystal Clear Conservative

Property Taxes on the rise in Fairfax County

With the current budget crisis and in these trying economic times, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors are raising your property taxes. According to The Washington Post, the final rate will not be set until a later date, but no doubt, this will cause more economic hardships for working families here in Fairfax County. The proposed fee is $1.05 per $100 assessed value, along with a stormwater service charge.

In the current economic situation, there are ways to be innovative in the legislative process that will not necessarily raise taxes. One of those innovative ideas is to eliminate all wasteful expenditures by sitting down and reviewing the budget carefully. From there, make any essential cuts. Of course, programs are going to be eliminated, but this is the only way we can solve this problems. Trust me, I would rather have an unnecessary service eliminated, rather than having a tax increase.

Maybe, it is time for Fairfax County to take a fiscally responsible approach and find ways to eliminate unnecessary programs, as well as reducing spending. It’s now or never, and the residents of Fairfax County are certainly feeling the pinch more due to rising unemployment rates, etc.