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Virginia Set to Help Taxpayers for a Change

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Bob Rayner
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from The Republican Standard

Good news for Virginia taxpayers.

In the coming weeks, several hundred dollars are heading back into the pockets of eligible Virginians. Up to $400 per household will be heading to mailboxes and bank accounts across the Commonwealth thanks to a surplus in the state budget recently signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin.

In a media release issued by his office last week, Governor Youngkin stated.

“As Virginians continue to face inflation and high prices as a direct result of policies out of Washington, D.C., these rebates are an important step going into the holiday season to help Virginians keep more of their hard-earned money for gas, groceries, and essentials.”

NBC4Washington also noted that “the taxation department has an online lookup tool where taxpayers can go to see if they’ll receive a rebate.”

If you enjoy having more control over your own dollars, don’t forget to think about the benefits of having leaders in the state that value the taxpayers as you head to cast your ballot in the state and local elections this year.

Republished with permission from The Republican Standard. 

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18 responses to “Virginia Set to Help Taxpayers for a Change”

  1. James Kiser Avatar
    James Kiser

    Thats until Dominion starts making the taxpayers subsidize their so called green power.

  2. Super Brain Avatar
    Super Brain

    Many taxpayers who had a PTET return are excluded from the rebates due to the credit clause. Someone is going to have some explaining to do.

    1. Stephen Haner Avatar
      Stephen Haner

      People who have various pending debts also get a shock as their “refund” is reduced or eliminated by the state to pay an old tax bill, unpaid court fine, back child support, etc….The government, “the house”, always wins. This is one more sneaky reason the legislature likes this approach of “refunds.” The biggest payee is the state!

      Just opened up the next home insurance bill so our refund is already kaput. Just under 70% in three years, and we’ve upped the deductibles. Ain’t Bidenomics grand?

  3. ken Avatar
    ken

    I fully expect each Dem to write a check to their fav institution of higher learning to support DIE activities……. a receipt would be welcome.

  4. James A. Bacon Avatar
    James A. Bacon

    Rebates are nice. Permanent tax cuts are better.

    1. LarrytheG Avatar
      LarrytheG

      Fiscal responsibility even more important!

      https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/51247b190a45f50a18a9a101ea2567cf1990a395aa9ba0b65f9ec33c7e970bfc.png

      https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/back-to-normal-next-va-budget-faces-big-bills-for-medicaid-education/article_73e56ec4-78c9-11ee-8097-f3a8a38a7729.html

      1. how_it_works Avatar
        how_it_works

        They ought to have a rule for Medicaid recipients…after the 10th emergency room visit in a 12-month period, MANDATORY psych eval.

        1. LarrytheG Avatar
          LarrytheG

          I don’t disagree , need tough rules for those who abuse . But the bigger problem not
          really addressed is the amount of pandemic money that the Feds were providing (and building
          a 30 trillion debt from). That money is going away and gonna leave some holes in the Va
          budget that will have to be dealt with. You don’t hear this from the anti-tax/pro-tax refund
          crowd… they just don’t like taxes to start with and want all their money back no matter what!

          1. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            They should have known that was one-time money and wouldn’t be sustainable.

            We need sustainable spending.

          2. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            agree. We need to recognize the difference between one-time and sustainable before we make
            proposals without specifying.

  5. Stanwood Avatar
    Stanwood

    Remember, when Dems pass out goodies they are buying votes. When GOP sends you a check it was always your money to start with (but you should be appreciative at the ballot box).

    1. LarrytheG Avatar
      LarrytheG

      well yeah, “goodies” like health insurance. Money spent on employer-provided is not taxed… it’s the biggest tax subsidy in the Federal Budget.

      Or Medicare –

      or Obamacare –

      Conservatives – STAND UP and oppose these things as “goodies” your taxes are paying for that you should not have to!

      Elect folks who promise to do away with these tax-sucking programs!

      1. how_it_works Avatar
        how_it_works

        Isn’t the theory that if the employer is providing it, the government doesn’t have to?

        1. LarrytheG Avatar
          LarrytheG

          “Tax expenditures are essentially subsidies that Congress delivers on autopilot through the tax code rather than debating when it votes on the nation’s budget. These subsidies total $1.5 trillion, over 7% of the U.S. economy.”

          “The federal government ran a deficit of $171 billion in September 2023 — ”

          IF we applied the FICA Tax to employer-provided health insurance, it would completely fix
          the anticipated shortfall in Social Security.

          Our problem is that we want the “goodies” but we don’t want to pay for them.

          It’s not the govt that is the problem. It’s US!

        2. LarrytheG Avatar
          LarrytheG

          except the employer is not. THe govt is not taxing the money – neither income nor FICA and the govt is requiring the insurance company to cover everyone regardless of age or health without adjusting premiums on that basis. In the real world, money earned would be taxed regardless of what is is spent on later and the insurance company would be free to cover or refuse to cover and charge premiums according to risk. Not just the employer by a long shot. Total govt subsidy and govt rules for coverage.

          1. how_it_works Avatar
            how_it_works

            HSAs and FSAs are also tax-free. If you’re going to tax employer-paid healthcare, then you need to get rid of those too.

            Just to be consistent.

          2. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            Agree. they’re all tax subsidies/tax expenditures. They could be means-tested like Medicare and Obamacare is.

            The thing is , most folks don’t realize the level of the subsidies even as they talk about how
            “bad” the govt and taxation is… I’d just like to see folks deal with ALL the facts before they
            take a position. I’m okay with the “goodies” as long as folks know that they themselves are
            also recipients of the “goodies”.

          3. LarrytheG Avatar
            LarrytheG

            Actually not sure now. They might be more like the ACA, Obamacare. People buy the insurance but
            the money they use is taxed before they buy the premiums – unlike employer-provided.

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