Dear Virginia Legislator

I urge you to oppose any plan that would raise Virginia's taxes, especially the car sales tax or the gas tax.
I agree in principle that the abusive driver fees and un-elected regional taxing authorities created in 2007 were not good ideas. However, we don't want them replaced with higher taxes elsewhere. The state's budget has doubled in the past 10 years, and we were forced to swallow a $1 billion tax increase in 2004.
Now is not the time to hit Virginians with bigger tax bills.
If our leaders want to spend more on transportation projects, they should look at their own budget habits, and not at our wallets. Making better use of existing spending or protecting the Commonwealth Transportation Fund from raids are both good alternatives to tax hikes.
Do not increase our tax burden.
Sincerely,
A Taxpaying Citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia