Quote:Virginia Democrats are proposing a slew of new hikes, pushing to have consumers to pay up for their gym memberships, Amazon orders, leaf blowers, and over a dozen other tax hikes. All of this comes after the Democrats and Governor Abigail Spanberger ran on "affordability," a message that flies in the face of the new proposals.

The new tax bills are pushing for a tax on all of the following areas:

Higher sales taxes on all Virginia counties and cities
Personal property tax on electric leaf blowers as well as electric landscaping equipment
Large employer tax
Ammunition and firearms tax
New income tax brackets
A delivery tax, set to hit Amazon orders, FedEx and UPS orders, as well as Uber Eats in Northern Virginia
Gym membership tax
Counseling tax
New car tax and highway usage fees
Storage facility tax
Investment income tax
Event tax
Vehicle repair tax
Dry cleaning tax
Fantasy sports tax
Rideshare tax
Dog walking tax
Digital personal property tax
Increase in taxes in the Arlington area for hotels
Statewide speed camera (not a tax, but additional fines)

The list of taxes comes after Abigail Spanberger has only been governor for a couple weeks, and the Democrats picked up a few seats in the House of Delegates last year. An Uber spokesperson told 7News, “As Virginia residents continue to struggle with high cost-of-living, efforts to impose new taxes and fees on rideshare and delivery services are unwise. While we share legislative leadership’s goal of funding transportation and lowering costs for Virginians, these proposals will likely have the opposite effect: increasing costs on both riders and drivers, decreasing transportation options, and harming small businesses."

The state has proposed to also increase the top state income tax bracket from 5.75 percent all the way to 10 percent for anyone making over $1 million a year. The Democrats are also looking to add a state-level net investment income tax for capital gains, dividends, and rental income for anyone earning a modified adjusted gross income over $500,000 a year.


Meanwhile, neighboring states to Virginia are cutting taxes, per CNBC. West Virginia is looking to phase out their income tax, and North Carolina lowered their flat income tax from 4.25 percent to 3.99 percent in January. North Carolina is looking to go even lower, to 2.49 percent, in the coming years.

Spanberger, as well as other Democrats in the state legislature, ran on the message of "affordability" during the 2024 election. On Spanberger's campaign website, she wrote that she "knows that the combined cost of housing, childcare, groceries, and prescription drugs is making it harder to make ends meet."


Spanberger told lawmakers last week that she wants Virginia to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which will increase Virginians' electric bills.

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Dems have never met a tax they did not like. They consider our money their money.

They should just call them tariffs and then maga will support 100%

Good. Maybe they can turn Virginia red again.

(01-30-2026 01:46 PM)ballantyneapp Wrote:  They should just call them tariffs and then maga will support 100%

But then Democrats won’t like them.

(01-30-2026 01:49 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(01-30-2026 01:46 PM)ballantyneapp Wrote:  They should just call them tariffs and then maga will support 100%

But then Democrats won’t like them.

Yeah, he didn't think that one through.

(01-30-2026 01:46 PM)ballantyneapp Wrote:  They should just call them tariffs and then maga will support 100%

What was the last GDP numbers in Q3 and forecast for Q4? Same with Inflation...

Ill hang up and listen

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The Left has determined people who work at gyms are part or the patriarchy and white supremacists.

This will suck for gyms, but just as during Covid this will result in “underground” gyms popping up in abandon spaces, garages, warehouses, farms and other available spaces.

(01-30-2026 01:53 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-30-2026 01:46 PM)ballantyneapp Wrote:  They should just call them tariffs and then maga will support 100%

What was the last GDP numbers in Q3 and forecast for Q4? Same with Inflation...

Ill hang up and listen

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Do you know how GDP is calculated? I’ll hang up and listen

(01-30-2026 02:32 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  The Left has determined people who work at gyms are part or the patriarchy and white supremacists.

This will suck for gyms, but just as during Covid this will result in “underground” gyms popping up in abandon spaces, garages, warehouses, farms and other available spaces.

So, where they used to be?

'The government you elect is the government you deserve.' -- Thomas Jefferson, Virginian

Dog walking tax? WTH?

Retard horse man needs to pay his fair share

This is good. This is equitable. This can fund free healthcare and college for illegals. This is the new Amerikan way.


Virginia deserves Spanberger.

hahahahahahahaahahaha

they didnt have a problem with voting for a AG that wanted republican children to be killed. But if they get what they voted for (dog walking tax, fat tax for going to the gym, etc ) then they get all bent out of shape.

(02-01-2026 10:22 AM)No Bull Wrote:  This is good. This is equitable. This can fund free healthcare and college for illegals. This is the new Amerikan way.


Virginia deserves Spanberger.

Yep. That last part is what it's all about.

Tax those dumb*** Virginians. go Spanberger! Tax em.

(02-01-2026 11:29 AM)No Bull Wrote:  Tax those dumb*** Virginians. go Spanberger! Tax em.

We didn't all vote for Spanberger.

Statewide traffic cameras to drum up revenue in Virginia. The libertarian soul in me dies a little bit each new progressive $$ grab.