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GOVERNMENT INCOME REDISTRIBUTION REPORT
                           Mean Income
       Number US         (In 2000 Dollars) 
       households     Before         After
year  (thousands)     Taxes          taxes
2000     106,417    $57,045        $42,238
1999     104,705     56,684         42,130
Change                + 361          + 108
Source: http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/histinc/rdi01.html

The data show taxes in 2000 were $14,807; in 1999, $14,554, a $253 increase.

  • Thus those near the mean Family Income amount made $361 more dollars, but 70 percent of that increased income- $253 - went to pay higher taxes.
  • Stated another way, government got 70% of the increased income, while the family was left with 30%.
    An interesting form of income redistribution.
    11/21/01

    Head start services: $458,305 for 32 children
    Supervisors approved application for funding for $458,305 to provide head start services for 2002 for 32 additional children.
    July 9 2001 Fairfax County Weekly Agenda

    Fairfax County property tax changes
    Fairfax County citizens' property tax assessments will rise about 11% in 2001. Meanwhile, the State Senate approved a permanent exemption on local property taxes for the National Wildlife Federation (worth about $302,000 annual tax relief) as requested by Fairfax County officials.
    2/14/01 Washington Post, B4
    Fairfax County significance
    Fairfax County now constitutes about 28% of the economy of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    Delegate Devolitis
    Who benefits from prosperity?
    Over the past year, personal tax payments have increased 12.2%, or 4 times the inflation rate. Overall, national income is rising at 6%. inflation adjusted rate, but after tax personal income is growing only half as fast (3%). 
    Source: National Review, August 28,2000, p 24.

    Said another way, since 1992
  • personal income has risen 5.6%, income tax collections have grown 9.1%.
  • personal income has grown $ 2.8 trillion, but 18% went to Federal income taxes, 16% to state and local taxes, and 15% to other Federal taxes like payroll taxes.
    Source: Washington Times Feb 4 2001 pC1

    Local government burdens:
    The Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. identified 391 [government] mandates, 290 of which were imposed by the state, 45 required by the federal government, and 56 imposed jointly by the state and federal governments. Further, 56 percent of these mandates were unfunded.
    Source: Presentation of Honorable Robert D. Hull to the From the July 10, 2000 Meeting of the Virginia Tax Study Commission

    Taxes, Licenses and Permits
    The word TAX appears 681 times in the Code of FAIRFAX COUNTY Virginia, Codified through Ord. No. 12-00-104, adopted March 13, 2000. Supplement No. 79, 3-00) Permit appears 895 times, and license appears 650 times.
    Source: Search results of Code posted at http://www.municode.com/

    Natural Gas tax change:
    On January 1 the 1% Fairfax County BPOL tax was replaced by a $.02 per 100 cubic feet consumer tax
    Source: "Energy Issues" distributed by Washington Gas with August statements.
     

    Fairfax County Public Schools
    Employer and Employee retirement contributions rates as a % of gross salary: 
     
    Employer
    Employee
    Educational Employees' Retirement System
    3,99
    2.00
    Virginia Retirement System
    9.61
    5,00
    Fairfax County Supplemental Retirement *
    6.04
    5.33
    Total % of salary - retirement
    21.64
    12.33
    Social Security
    7.65
    7.65
    Total for post-employment benefits
    29.29
    19.98

    * Based on Plan B.
    Source: FCPS Proposed Budget FY2001

    Cable TV Overhead burdens 
    Cable Franchisee shall make available to all subscribers channels for public, educational and governmental use, including 3 access channels for Fairfax County Public School and 4 for County governmental use.
    Source: Appendix H, G(a)2 of Fairfax County Code

    Contributions invited

     

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