Dems do it again in Virginia

[Green_Mountain]

Abigail Spanberger, your new Dem governor in Virginia ran as a moderate and then went hard left after she won.

Spanberger campaigned on an "Affordability Virginia Agenda" focused on lowering costs in areas like healthcare, energy, housing, and everyday expenses (e.g., supporting measures to reduce heating costs, expand child care access, and potentially eliminate or study the car tax)

This is looking like the Dem playbook.

Lie all that you can to get elected and then shift far left.

[Green_Mountain]

Proposed new taxes w VAs new Dem leadership includes:

Sales tax on services/digital items:
-Expands to ride-sharing
-food delivery
-dry cleaning
-dog grooming/walking
-gym memberships
-concerts
-counseling
-home/auto repairs
-landscaping
-digital services/subscriptions, and more.

Retail delivery fee: ~20-cent fee on deliveries (mainly Northern Virginia for transit).

Higher income tax brackets: New rates like 8% over $600,000 and 10% (or 7.75%) over $1 million for high earners, often with standard deduction hikes or grocery tax relief.

Net investment income tax: New 3.8% on unearned income (dividends, capital gains, interest, etc.)

Fantasy sports/fantasy football tax: 10% tax on operators' revenue (e.g., DraftKings/FanDuel), plus permit fees; some versions direct study instead of immediate tax.

Other targeted ones:
-Firearms/ammunition (e.g., 11% sales tax in proposals)
-electric landscaping equipment
-rejoining RGGI (critics call it a utility "carbon tax" raising bills).

[bambino]

Elections aren’t rigged, the people of Virginia clearly voted for this!!!!!!

[Green_Mountain]

What a leader!

https://x.com/vacollegegop/status/19...062020824?s=20

[bambino]

Boeing is leaving Democrat Virginia and going to Republican led Missouri.

The Chicago Bears are fleeing Democrat led Chicago and Illinois to move to Republican led Indiana.

Tesla, Chevron, Charles Schwab fled California for Texas.

And California is experiencing the largest population losses of any state and in its modern history.

People and companies are fleeing awful Democrat policies across the country.

[Salty Again]

... And all the SHIT in the Potomac river! ...

As I always say, mates - "You surely get the government YOU deserve!"

#### Salty

[jayzee43]

Originally Posted by bambino

Boeing is leaving Democrat Virginia and going to Republican led Missouri.

The Chicago Bears are fleeing Democrat led Chicago and Illinois to move to Republican led Indiana.

Tesla, Chevron, Charles Schwab fled California for Texas.

And California is experiencing the largest population losses of any state and in its modern history.

People and companies are fleeing awful Democrat policies across the country.

And as soon as they arrive in trump tariff land, they start looking to move to China. Most recently, it was Conn Selmer in Ohio.

So, what's your point? You'd rather they go to China than stay in Virginia?

[Green_Mountain]

Nice AI generated video showing Spanberger determined to accelerate VAs shift towards crushing the middle class.

https://x.com/LoudounGOP/status/2026...313967309?s=20

[Jacuzzme]

Gas powered blowers are illegal in VA? WTF is wrong with these people? Freightening thought; some poor schlup is married to that woman.

[bambino]

Originally Posted by Jacuzzme

Gas powered blowers are illegal in VA? WTF is wrong with these people? Freightening thought; some poor schlup is married to that woman.

He probably has the babies in the family.

[Jacuzzme]

Gas powered blowers are a bridge too far, I use mine constantly for a million different things. Blowing the hair off a kid you just buzz cut on the driveway is peak fatherhood.

[Green_Mountain]

When the Dems, or in this case Spanberger, get criticized by PBS that shows how bad the Dems really are.

“Tiffany Smiley closed it down on PBS by hammering Spanberger: "She campaigned as a moderate, and she's doing quite the opposite...she seems to be a Trojan horse for the far left policies" of the Democrats.”

https://x.com/TimJGraham/status/2026...237248921?s=20

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by Green_Mountain

When the Dems, or in this case Spanberger, get criticized by PBS that shows how bad the Dems really are.

“Tiffany Smiley closed it down on PBS by hammering Spanberger: "She campaigned as a moderate, and she's doing quite the opposite...she seems to be a Trojan horse for the far left policies" of the Democrats.”

https://x.com/TimJGraham/status/2026...237248921?s=20

... I saw that, mate. ... No bleedin' wonder Spanberger
is getting pommeled about her stances.

Pushing all the gas-powered blowers out of Virginia.
Reckon the last one was Barney Frank...

#### Salty

[Green_Mountain]

Talk about dirty play by the Democrats.

Spanberger runs on affordability, pivots to massive tax increases, and now the Dem controlled government proposes to massively increase their own pay.

“The Virginia State Senate and its Democratic majority may have voted to nearly triple their pay if a provision inserted into their final budget survives the House reconciliation process and reaches Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk.”

https://x.com/seanspicer/status/2027...481027257?s=20

[Jacuzzme]

TRIPLE their pay? That’s a bold move. Everyday Joe gets 3% and these guys get 300? Talk about bad optics.