This potential tax increase will hurt the people who live in Stafford County. We're already being taxed to the hilt. People get pay raises only to have it taken away with tax increases. Mortgage payments goes up, people's livehood decreases because having to pay more. If you keep going up on taxes not only will businesses leave, but people will move out of this county. The decision to raise taxes should be put to vote by the people who will be impacted by it. Not you.
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Supporter
2 months ago
Cause obviously we don’t need any more tax hikes, but I’m gonna tell you right now they’re still gonna vote in favor of it. That is what the BOS does every one of them. Only three of them on the board care about the citizens.
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Marguerite Thompson
2 months ago
I feel that a tax increase at this time is ridiculous considering the amount of data centers and warehouses and other facilities coming in should more than compensate for additional taxes that Stafford supposedly needs. It is always the first answer to all dilemmas is increased taxes on the public at large while big companies or data centers. Probably get tax breaks in abundance.
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Brian Thompson
2 months ago
We all say NO to any new taxes! We are taxed enough!
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Mari Morgan
2 months ago
To help Small Businesses & Businesses operating in our county.... hopefully consumers will pay less prices for products.
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Rebecca Grabill
2 months ago
Taxes are already TOO HIGH! You will start forcing people out of the area!!
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Dara Martin
2 months ago
We pay enough in taxes as it is.
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Dean Meyer
2 months ago
Without any effort being made to explain the purpose of the additional tax that I’m aware of, I vote against it.
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Wanda Carr
2 months ago
Higher taxes for businesses, increases higher taxes to the consumers. BPOL is a disadvantage tax for small businesses. Maybe not for large corporations, but small businesses could decline.
Also, the senior citizens who lives in Stafford County on fixed incomes, it seems that this county's government is not taking into consideration its long time residents who have helped to build this county by contributing to its prosperity. If Stafford wants to be blessed, remember your senior citizens.
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John Patrick
2 months ago
This is another reason for moving out of this county I've called home since 1984.
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John McMasters
2 months ago
Lower prop taxes or lose your income!!
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Sally Mahood
2 months ago
We are already paying alot in taxes and when you hit this tax on the businesses that is passed on to the consumer i oppose this BPOL tax
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Lloyd Powell
2 months ago
No taxes on everything would be nice. You already take our money.
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Supporter
2 months ago
I have personally known people who left Stafford for high business taxes already, and they want to make it worse. Want to be a "certified business location" like the sign says? Stop pushing people south.
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Douglas Sivigny
2 months ago
We don't need higher taxes, that's why Stafford (especially off of 610) is starting to look like a dying city. With all the empty office buildings and store front and don't get me started on the Aquia or Garrisonville projects. We need business to come not to move out.
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Supporter
2 months ago
Stop taxing us! Tax Amazon and the Data centers!!
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D J Mallmann
2 months ago
Vote NO TO BPOL. Your vote will significantly affect my vote.
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Supporter
2 months ago
Stafford is killing small businesses.
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Frederick Mohrman
2 months ago
Do not increase taxes to buy benefits for non residents. A raised tax increases my likelihood of leaving stafford
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LEONARD WELLS
2 months ago
Tired of the tax hikes that benefit no one but the ones who's collecting them. They are taxing residents that's been here for decades right out of their home.
This potential tax increase will hurt the people who live in Stafford County. We're already being taxed to the hilt. People get pay raises only to have it taken away with tax increases. Mortgage payments goes up, people's livehood decreases because having to pay more. If you keep going up on taxes not only will businesses leave, but people will move out of this county. The decision to raise taxes should be put to vote by the people who will be impacted by it. Not you.
Cause obviously we don’t need any more tax hikes, but I’m gonna tell you right now they’re still gonna vote in favor of it. That is what the BOS does every one of them. Only three of them on the board care about the citizens.
I feel that a tax increase at this time is ridiculous considering the amount of data centers and warehouses and other facilities coming in should more than compensate for additional taxes that Stafford supposedly needs. It is always the first answer to all dilemmas is increased taxes on the public at large while big companies or data centers. Probably get tax breaks in abundance.
We all say NO to any new taxes! We are taxed enough!
To help Small Businesses & Businesses operating in our county.... hopefully consumers will pay less prices for products.
Taxes are already TOO HIGH! You will start forcing people out of the area!!
We pay enough in taxes as it is.
Without any effort being made to explain the purpose of the additional tax that I’m aware of, I vote against it.
Higher taxes for businesses, increases higher taxes to the consumers. BPOL is a disadvantage tax for small businesses. Maybe not for large corporations, but small businesses could decline. Also, the senior citizens who lives in Stafford County on fixed incomes, it seems that this county's government is not taking into consideration its long time residents who have helped to build this county by contributing to its prosperity. If Stafford wants to be blessed, remember your senior citizens.
This is another reason for moving out of this county I've called home since 1984.
Lower prop taxes or lose your income!!
We are already paying alot in taxes and when you hit this tax on the businesses that is passed on to the consumer i oppose this BPOL tax
No taxes on everything would be nice. You already take our money.
I have personally known people who left Stafford for high business taxes already, and they want to make it worse. Want to be a "certified business location" like the sign says? Stop pushing people south.
We don't need higher taxes, that's why Stafford (especially off of 610) is starting to look like a dying city. With all the empty office buildings and store front and don't get me started on the Aquia or Garrisonville projects. We need business to come not to move out.
Stop taxing us! Tax Amazon and the Data centers!!
Vote NO TO BPOL. Your vote will significantly affect my vote.
Stafford is killing small businesses.
Do not increase taxes to buy benefits for non residents. A raised tax increases my likelihood of leaving stafford
Tired of the tax hikes that benefit no one but the ones who's collecting them. They are taxing residents that's been here for decades right out of their home.