On Tuesday, despite an outpouring of taxpayer protest, all nine Fairfax County Democrat supervisors voted to enact numerous tax hikes, with only Republican Pat Herrity opposing. This bloated budget demanding yet more money from taxpayers comes at a time when federal employees around the county are losing their jobs, Virginia has the highest car tax in the nation, and taxpaying households continue to vote with their feet every year by moving out of Fairfax County for greener pastures.
Chairman Jeffrey McKay attempted to gaslight taxpayers by mischaracterizing this action as avoiding an increase in the real estate tax, perhaps hoping no one would notice that when a tax rate lowered by a quarter of a penny is applied against an assessed home value that has risen by 6.17%, the resulting average tax bill per household is 5.92% — or $514 — higher than last year. Add to this a 4% meals tax and a 2% hike in hotel taxes.
