Failing Democratic states are tax-gouging residents
By Zachary Faria
Published April 10, 2026 2:58pm EST
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Democratic states are so poorly run that they are imposing steeper wealth taxes, and even exit taxes, to gouge residents for money to save their failing budgets.
Multiple Democratic states are looking for more money to throw into their furnace of ever-increasing spending. Washington is imposing a “millionaire tax,” a dubiously legal proposal that follows a series of tax increases on capital gains, payroll, and other financial sources, running its richest residents out of the state. Washington’s budget has more than doubled over the past decade, including a 500% increase in Medicaid spending since 2013. Rather than cut spending, Washington has chosen to tax its population into the ground, and into U-Hauls headed toward other states.
Hawaii is on the verge of jacking up taxes on all kinds of things, including repealing income tax cuts that the state passed just two years ago. Spending in Illinois has been out of control for years, with the state imposing “temporary” taxes that never seem to stay temporary to try and cover the spending gap. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is looking forward to another $589 million in tax hikes this year. Michigan has been circling a wealth tax as well, though the group pushing it has placed it on the back burner, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is begging rich former residents to come back so she can take more of their money.
And then there is California, the most wasteful state with the most absurd tax proposal in the country. California is also proposing a “one-time” wealth tax, which everyone knows will be imposed more than just the one time. But the state has also designed it as a retroactive exit tax, trying to leech the people who leave the state before the tax is even passed. The pending proposal has already chased an estimated 30% of its tax targets out of the state, but California is hoping to charge them an exit fee anyway, which would plunge the state into a costly legal battle on top of everything.
Response:
In the State of Maryland since the inception of the Moore Administration of January 2023, where $5 Billion Dollars was left in the State’s reserves, where then by January 8th 2025 the State was $3 Billion Dollars in the hole, and the next day January 9th 2025 gave away another Billion dollars, a week later January 15th 2025 demanded over a $Billion dollars of Tax and Fee Increases from its businesses and citizens.
How did Maryland get there? Well going “Fast and Furious” on spending on the Kirwan Blueprint for Education, “Boondoggle” Energy and Transportation projects, and “Mass Hiring” of State employees even “making up ” jobs for people that didn’t exist..
This has lead to now over $2 Billion Dollars of Tax and Fee Increases on businesses and citizens with more on the way for FY 26 through increasing assessments on property. In addition through heavy regulations on traditional energy providers to “Kill Competition” Maryland now has “the highest” rates in the country.
For the 2026 Legislative Session, no “Real Lessons” were seemed to be learned the States budget is $3 Billion Dollars larger than last years, they were able to “Balance the Budget” by making fund transfers. Education spending was increased by over $300 million dollars, while large funding cuts to Disability Services.
On energy relief “Minor Relief” coming but very little done on increasing “energy generation” which the State desperately needs.
On Public Safety terrible bills that will lead most likely to an increase of juvenile crime in the State, and making Maryland a “Full On”Sanctuary State for Illegal Immigration.
All and all a terrible Legislative Session for the average Maryland Small Business and Working Family, who can expect to see more tax and fee increases coming next year. Due to the Moore Administration and the Democrats in Annapolis failed to address the States long term deficits that are looming largely driven by the Kirwan Blueprint for Education which no real adjustments have been made to.
Going into the 2026 election this November Governor Moore is currently polling at 48 percent as a Democrat Governor in a blue State, we know in late 2025 his response to criticism of his horrific record that he didn’t “give an F” let’s hope The States businesses and working families do this come November…