New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry has proposed a tax increase. I see several problems with this. Pandemic money was used by the previous Meyer administration for operating-budget items, not for what it was intended to be used for (COVID-19-related issues). This created an overspending problem with no long-term solutions. Then, there was a disaster of a reassessment, handled by that same administration but not announced until after Matt Meyer was elected governor. This is a reason for impeachment, especially since Matt Meyer has moved on to the governor’s seat and is going to further damage the state of Delaware.
Next, Executive Marcus Henry states that he has spent his career in government. Maybe he needs some time in the private sector to learn how to budget. Mr. Henry also states that he knows how families feel, with inflation and reassessment costs. Does he really know what it is like to live on a fixed retirement income and Social Security? I think not. Also, Delaware has the highest foreclosure of homes in the nation. Mr. Henry could also use time in the private sector learning how to budget and do more with less.
There is no tax increase coming to rescue the NCCo taxpayers. To make ends meet, they figure out their budget and what they can do without.
It is sad we have tax-and-spend Democrats in both NCCo and running the state government.
Matt Meyer also fired Michael Houghton because Houghton was concerned about revenue figures not being presented by the Division of Corporations. Gov. Meyer has publicly celebrated a jump in the number of companies that domicile in Delaware. Well, maybe there are not as many as reported, and Matt Meyer is not into transparency. This deserves a deep dive.
Deirdre Taylor
Lewes and Newark
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