MTA was founded in 1990 as a state-wide coalition of 15 county taxpayers associations. Send a tax-exempt donation today. High Taxes Harm the State of Maryland State taxes have a legitimate function in supporting schools, highways, police, conservation, welfare and unemployment payments, and many other important purposes. But there must be a balance. Unrestrained taxes and spending end up doing harm, and Maryland ranks 18th out of 50 for the highest rate of state and local taxes, according to an October 2000 Census Bureau report.
High taxes make Maryland families poorer and reduce opportunity.
Lack of fiscal discipline leads to the growth of a bloated, inefficient, and self-serving state bureaucracy that ultimately can do little but keep itself going. Right-sizing state taxes will make Maryland a better, more attractive place to live. Join MTA in promoting everyone's interest in an effective, fiscally efficient government.