The state of Maryland is facing a massive budget crisis. Everything we have accomplished in recent years–The Blueprint for Education, Paid Family and Medical Leave, expanding Medicaid coverage for the Healthy Babies Program and gender affirming care–as well as vital state services, could face budget cuts starting this year. To make matters worse, Trump and Elon Musk are decimating our federal agencies putting many Marylanders out of work and cutting off access to federal programs and grant funding.
It gets worse. Trump’s Executive Orders are just the start of his plan to cut even more funding to states that don’t align with his view of America. This means our state may have to choose between federal dollars and our Maryland values–a choice we can’t afford.
This is dire. The stakes are higher than ever before. The floor is about to fall out from under all of us.
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It doesn't have to be this way. |
The legislature can address the budget crisis by taking two very important steps.
1. Tax the Rich 2. Close Corporate Tax Loopholes
It’s called the Fair Share Plan, and it’s simple. The wealthiest Marylanders should pay a higher tax rate than the rest of us, and large corporations shouldn’t be able to avoid Maryland taxes. If we want to be Maryland Strong, we need to make sure every Marylander, not just the poor and middle class, pay their Fair Share! |
