Comments on: Stewart: Consider A Tax Hike

By: CONVA

CONVA — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:42:01 +0000

Beware of Corey and his cabal made up of “Team Kopko” folks. They will do anything for political points.

By: Had to Say

Had to Say — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:01:18 +0000

What I don’t understand is how the GA would think it was okay to raise the gas tax when the voters voted it down a couple of years ago.

If the surplus is used for transportation first, I would then consider a tax increase, but not before that happens.

By: The Skeptic

The Skeptic — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:51:45 +0000

Corey said he would consider a gas tax when the budget surplus was used for transportation!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:12:31 +0000

What happened to the “republican” philosophy that wants more control at the local level and less control at the state and federal level? And why on earth is Corey Stewart pushing at statewide gas tax? I thought he was Mr. anti-tax.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:36:22 +0000

Bert & silverfox have done a beautiful job of illustrating the Corey Stewart so many of us have seen since he was first elected Occoquan supervisor - the one who talks out of both sides of his mouth.

By: silverfox

silverfox — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:46:44 +0000

This is contradictory to a letter I received, dated February 19, 2007, on official letterhead, CHAIRMAN COREY STEWART, Prince William Board of Supervisors. He included with the letter a copy of a Washington Post article dated January 20, 2007, drawing attention to the second paragraph. He says in his letter “I won’t approve the “Republican” plan to raise your taxes. The truth is that fixing transportation is my biggest priority. But my plan is for developers to pay for it - Not you”. Could this something that has been manufactured by the rumor mill? After all, Corey was the one who stood up to the developers.

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:17:52 +0000

Greg,

Aren’t you the guy who supports the transportation compromise? That bill would have local Republicans raise taxes to pay for the roads that the state failed to build in the first place. Meanwhile, the sissy Republicans in the General Assembly keep their hands clean and take credit for the funds raised. So-called conservative friends of yours–Cuccinelli, O’Brien, Linghamfelter, Miller–voted for this. They screwed loyal local Republicans, including Stewart.

So now Stewart turns the tables and tells them to raise taxes for transportation. Stewart has essentially told them to screw themselves and raise the taxes themselves if they want taxes raised.