Virginia mother begs county to stop raising taxes: ‘Cannot afford to expand our family here’

A mother living in Fairfax County, Virginia, gave a passionate plea on Tuesday, calling on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors not to go ahead with its budget proposal to raise taxes and fees on residents.

“Unlike the board who has received a 20% salary increase effective 2024, it is typical of citizens in Fairfax County to receive just a 3% pay increase year-over-year … if that,” she said at the hearing’s speaker podium while wearing a baby wrap carrier that held a small infant.

This week, some Fairfax County, Virginia residents are asking the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to not raise taxes again this year, including this mother:

“I am not alone in saying that as my family considers having another kid, we are certain
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