Column: No to the Meals Tax
A food tax is not a silver bullet.
I have been opposed to the meals tax from the start, but what has concerned me most over the last several months has been the tactics used to try to convince our residents to vote for it and the county’s failure to deal with its spending problems. I would like to offer some clarity on these points and why I am against the meals tax.
American Elections: French Perspective
I am a French student who chose to come to study close to Washington DC for what I thought would be one of the most interesting elections in the history of Uncle Sam’s country.
Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness Supports Meals Tax
After careful consideration, the Fairfax – Falls Church Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness has decided to fully support the proposed 4 percent Fairfax County Meals Tax.
Four Cents Make Sense for the Future of Fairfax
Letter to the Editor
Voting no on the meals tax is a no vote to Fairfax getting funds from anywhere but the state and property taxes. I don’t know about you, but if someone else’s lunch tab, or just four pennies on the dollar can lessen the blow to my October tax bill and help our schools, why would I say no to that?
Meals Tax: Outrageous
Letter to the Editor
A much better way to find funds for the school system is to cut expenditures by cutting the number of board supervisors by 50 percent and all bureaucrats working for the county by 50 percent also.
So Much Happening, Don’t Blink
Demonstrations at Dulles in reaction to travel ban; fast moving General Assembly lacks transparency; other key issues.
As this date approaches, the General Assembly has a serious transparency issue, as it continues to kill most proposed legislation with unrecorded voice votes in subcommittee, with no accountability or record of how members voted.
Fairfax County Police Publication of ‘Shame List’ Endangers Immigrant Residents
Fairfax County Police Publication of ‘Shame List’ Endangers Immigrant Residents
COVID Pain Reaches Far
Va. Employment Commission processed 136,000 unemployment claims in 2019, but that number surged to 1.4 million in 2020.
Va. Employment Commission processed 136,000 unemployment claims in 2019, but that number surged to 1.4 million in 2020.
Reston Association Chooses New CEO
One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP
One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP
Campaign Launched
Campaign Launched