Proposed Tax Increases

TRIM Override: 15 cent Real Property Tax Rate increase 16%

4 cent Telephone Tax increase from 8% to 12% 50%

Hotel tax increase from 5% to 7% 40%

Fees and permits increases

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Per CapitaNet Taxable Income

MaCo—Budget, Tax Rates & Selected Statistics—FY 2015

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Education Effort: FY 2014

MSDE Fact Book FY 2014

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MSDE Fact Book FY 2013

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Total Property Tax Rate

Montgomery PG County Tax $1.431

PGC Rush Tax $1.581

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Total Tax Rate Comparison

Rush Tax _x000d_TRIM RepealWSTCMNCPPCSW/Flood ControlCountyState

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County Income Tax Rates

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Cost Per Pupil FY 2005

MSDE Fact Book FY 2013

Student D

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Lack

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Lack

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0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%50.0% 43.3%

34.6% 33.7% 31.7%27.9%

5 Most Common Reasons for Leaving Teaching For PGCPS

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Salary Range for Ten-Month Teachers inPublic Schools: 2013-2014

Beginning (Bachelor's Step 1)

MSDE Fact Book FY 2014

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Salary Range for Ten-Month Teachers inPublic Schools: 2013-2014

Mid-level (Master's & APC Step 11)

MSDE Fact Book FY 2014

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35.7% 35.9% 35.2% 36.1% 35.8% 34.8%32.3%

31.1%32.5% 33.5%

15.8%16.6% 17.4% 17.3%

16.1% 15.4% 16.6%18.6% 19.4% 20.1% 20.6% 21.0% 21.0%

14.0% 13.6%14.7%

13.5% 14.2% 13.6% 14.3% 14.6% 14.2% 14.8% 14.4% 15.3% 14.6%

9.7% 10.4% 9.9% 10.2% 10.9% 11.2% 10.5% 10.1% 10.3% 9.9% 9.5% 9.4% 9.6%

20.3% 20.4% 20.5%

23.3% 22.9%24.5%

22.5%21.0% 21.2%

22.9%24.4%

21.8% 21.3%

Trend of Education Expenditures

Instrctnl Sal Fixed Charges Special EducAdmin&Mid-Level Other

400,000,000

600,000,000

800,000,000

1,000,000,000

1,200,000,000

1,400,000,000

1,600,000,000

1,800,000,000

2,000,000,000

Trend of Education Expenditures

Total ExpendituresInstructional Salaries

Maintenance of EffortState law provides for “Maintenance of Effort” requirement

Whatever amount a school system expends per pupil this year becomes the minimum amount that the system must expend per pupil next year and every year thereafter

Baker Rush Tax Legacy =

Forever Rate

Is This What We Should Expect? Prince George’s County has a low-wealth, working class population – including a lot of senior citizens

Already pay the highest regressive tax rates in the State

Mr. Baker proposes to increase regressive taxes on a working class population that already pays its fair share

Should this be what County taxpayers expect from their Democratic leaders?

Comments on theRushern Baker

Proposal to Circumvent the Will

of the Voters byIgnoring TRIM and

Not Obtaining Voter Approval

Thomas E. Dernoga15611 Straughn DriveLaurel, MD 20707tomdernoga@gmail.com