Adopting GOP talking points to defend her vote doesn’t speak well of Griffith’s critical thinking skills.
Rep. Griffith defended her vote at the 12th RD Meeting last night, saying …she was worried about raising taxes on the rich and having them leave the state. She also thought the proposed rates in House Bill 64 were too high. Oh, those poor wealthy people. When will they get a break? Thanks, Krista, for buying into Republican talking points.
How long have we heard the pathetic lie “If we cut the taxes of the rich the millionaires will move back in!”, seems it hasn’t worked yet and it never will. Contempt for this level of idiocy.
I suggest the Griffith move. Move OUT of the General Assembly!
I disagree with Krista on this one but I have known her for a long time and she’s the type of person we want in the General Assembly. Also, given her district, her vote is understandable. If she became the deciding vote then the conversation might be different. She has a great bill that was recently introduced to protect domestic violence victims from being shot by their abusers, which will I am sure enrage Lawson, Sussex County crazies, etc.
I tend to agree with this. She has sponsored some good legislation. HowEVER, she has NO excuse if she buries the minimum wage bill in committee.
FYI Here are interesting actual state tax burden comparisons, unlike Secretary Geisenberger’s speculative and unproven conjecture that he provided at yesterday’s Revenue/Finance Committee hearing
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John Kowalko
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-to-be-a-taxpayer/2416
States with the Highest & Lowest Tax Rates
*Assumes “Median U.S. Household” has an annual income of $63,218 (mean third quintile U.S. income); owns a home valued at $217,500 (median U.S. home value); owns a car valued at $24,970 (the highest-selling car of 2020); and spends annually an amount equal to the spending of a household earning the median U.S. income.
wallethub.com