The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis released a report (pdf) this morning which assesses the cost of Virginia's tax expenditures. Calling it a $2.5 billion drain on revenue, the Institute says that these expenditures - tax exemptions, exclusions, deferrals, credits, or preferential rates in the tax code - are implemented and then forgotten. In a … Continue reading The high cost of VA’s tax expenditures
Day: November 9, 2009
Nye voted no on healthcare
The emails from Saturday night's votes are flowing into my inbox. Most of them are congratulatory ones - for Congressman Bobby Scott (D-3rd), Congressman Tom Perriello (D-5th), Congressman Jim Moran (D-8th) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-11th) - thanking them for their support of healthcare reform. Some of them are critical of my representative, Congressman Glenn … Continue reading Nye voted no on healthcare
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