The Maryland Rain Tax-Or Coming To Your State Soon?

If the rain comes they run and hide their heads.
They might as well be dead.
If the rain comes, if the rain comes.
When the sun shines they slip into the shade
(When the sun shines down.)
And sip their lemonade.
(When the sun shines down.)

The Beatles-"Rain" 1966

Yes there is a rain tax.  Now in Maryland.  In a state where Democrats run the State House and Senate (sound familiar?).  A new “Storm Water Fee” has gone into effect in the state for anyone who owns land in Maryland.  You are taxed based on the amount of square footage that will constitute an impervious surface on the land you own.  You may be now wondering where this new rain tax monies will go?  On the surface it seems to be another Democrat feel good program to fund storm water remediation mandates that the  legislature passed awhile ago.  However in my economic opinion I can see all of this tax money being dumped into a general fund to increase spending in other areas.  And you will probably still have the same amount of storm water as you did before.  And you can view this as just another example of government trying to force an economic outcome with negative results.

Maybe there is a crisis in Maryland with regards to storm water?  Maybe there is a crisis in Maryland that not enough taxes are being collected?  The best part of this tax is how different it is from county to county-Baltimore city has the highest fees while Republican controlled Frederick County is only charging 1 cent per residential property.  Obviously the Republicans have been able to solve their storm water crisis while the City of Baltimore can not.

Here is just another example of what one party rule can do to economically damage an economy.  And could it be coming to a state near you?  Like Connecticut?

If the rain comes they run and hide their heads.
They might as well be dead.
If the rain comes, if the rain comes.