Maryland Governor Taxes Rain
12th April 2013
Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley has instituted a tax on citizens for the amount of rain that falls on their property.
The tax, officially known as a “storm water management fee,” will be enforced in nine of the state’s counties. The state legislature passed it in 2012 purportedly to “raise revenue to cleanup [sic] the Chesapeake Bay,” according to MarylandReporter.com.
I am not making this up.
If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet.Don’t ask me what I want it for
If you don’t want to pay some more
‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman
April 12th, 2013 at 19:07
Please… this is old news! Charlotte NC has had a rain tax for 10 years. Charlotte’s apparently got much more brilliantly minded taxmen than does Maryland.
http://charmeck.org/stormwater/StormWaterAgencies/Pages/HowtheUtilityandFeeWereEstablished.aspx