{"id":16215,"date":"2012-02-14T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=16215"},"modified":"2012-02-14T14:00:48","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T19:00:48","slug":"details-on-how-much-northern-virginia-residents-are-ripped-off-by-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/02\/details-on-how-much-northern-virginia-residents-are-ripped-off-by-the-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Details on how much Northern Virginia residents are ripped off by the commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/local\/virginia\/2012\/02\/cash-cows-fairfax-montco-shorted-state-aid\/2159466#ixzz1lKNBVPSo\">Cash cows Fairfax, MontCo shorted in state aid<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Wash. Examiner<\/em><br \/>\nGreat article on how much Northern Virginia residents get ripped off by the Commonwealth of Virginia with state taxes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> Fairfax County, home to one-seventh of Virginia&#8217;s population, generated $2.6 billion in non transportation revenue for the commonwealth in 2010, according to county figures, but only received about $546 million &#8212; or <strong>21 cents for every dollar sent to the state<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Fairfax and Arlington counties in Northern Virginia received $789 and $722 from the commonwealth per resident in 2011, respectively, while Prince William County got $1,209 per resident.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No details for the city of Alexandria, where I live. <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the article does not detail which Virginia counties get more and where all the money goes as it does with Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, my brother was quoted in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/fairfax-gop-ready-to-raise-taxes-for-roads--but-it-wouldnt-be-easy\/2012\/02\/10\/gIQAGRTw6Q_story.html\">Robert McCartney column about Northern Virginia Republicans willingness to raise taxes for road improvements<\/a>. These taxes might not be necessary if we got our fair share back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cash cows Fairfax, MontCo shorted in state aid &#8211; The Wash. Examiner Great article on how much Northern Virginia residents get ripped off by the Commonwealth of Virginia with state taxes. 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