Delegate Pogge opened with a brief status of where the 2018 Legislative session was as of today. It is working to resolve a major disconnect between the House and Senate on the budget. It seemed like the party lines have been crossed by many of those in the House, and that deals, deals of all kinds, are being made in hopes (and fears) of these folks being able to be re-elected at some time in the future. She described the situation as very dire and one which will most likely yield some expansion to Medicaid, the 1% tax increase in the Historic Triangle, and other major expenditures, that we don't have the money for being approved.
She when into considerable details about the tax increase bill, and the manner in which the legislature was managed in order to get the bill to a vote without House Finance Committee oversight. (None of it sounded very good!) Currently, the purchase of groceries is not included in the increase. You have to wonder what it will do to the local car dealerships who will be forced to collect the additional 1% in the Historic triangle, but just a few miles away the tax increase is non-existent. On a $40,000 vehicle this is $400.00. Real money! The 7% tax rate is the highest in the entire State of Virginia.
Some discussion was had about the current use of the term "alternate facts" which in a reply from a dem typically means that the truth is an alternate fact that they won't consider. Interesting comments, considering there were articles published this past month in the local papers where the person debating the definitions of Socialism and Dictatorship, when lost to find supporting evidence for their view, just wrote off the definitions as "alternate facts."
Delegate Pogge said she witnessed some of the snowflake delegates weeping in a legislative session when they were confronted with the facts that it was their party, the democrats who were responsible for things like slavery. Physically weeping, I guess they were unaware of the history of the United States since it isn't being taught in schools anymore. What an emotional mess when you consider the fact that these are the people elected to represent people of all ethnic backgrounds, and their delegates do not know nor understand the history of this country.
The Luncheon Group thanked Brenda Pogge for being a true Conservative Republican, and one who can be completely trusted to represent the tax payers.
Delegate Pogge provide an information letter to the editor describing some of the Bills which were likely to be signed by the Governor this year. CLICK HERE
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