The following article was submitted by Sixth District Delegate Robin Grammer about high taxes forcing Maryland residents out of the state.
I received a call from a Dundalk resident who feared the implications of his property tax bill. He is retired and on a fixed income that forces him to choose which bills to pay and which necessities to cut. He had a budget of approximately $300 a month for groceries.
He needed a way to account for his property tax bill, which he didn’t have the money for. His home is paid off but he is in jeopardy of losing it due to Maryland’s high cost of living, taxes and the incessant deterioration of his fixed income due to inflation. His monthly tax bill would ironically be more than he paid for his mortgage…