When I was a very young man and landed my first checkbook, my mother taught me that if the money was not there you certainly could not buy what you want. Why should Marylanders have to pay for a lesson that Gov. Martin OMalley did not grasp from his mother?
He took office with a surplus of cash and quickly spent it. Now, he wants us to bail him out. He talks about helping poor people but wants to step on hardworking Marylanders to do it. There has to be another way. We bust our butts to make a decent living, taking two and three jobs when we have to. We contribute to the economy, vote in every election, and yet it is us who must foot the bill for everything.
A tax on gasoline? Higher income taxes and less deductions for families making over $100,000 per year? I would have more respect for this governor if he came up behind me and stuck a gun in my back if he intends to rob me.
Tony Lotman, Abingdon