Michael Higgs

Government Technology Executive. Former Director, Maryland State Department of Assessments & Taxation; Maryland Republican Party @mdreps past 1st Vice Chair

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@CNviolations I like turtles! 🐢🐢🐢

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@klara_sjo That filter is working overtime on background girl today!

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@klara_sjo Love the bunny police theming, but very concerned that big sis continues to be placed farther back and more out of focus with each dang Daily DANG. She better not get phased out completely, or I will be dang upset!

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@klara_sjo Background gal really bringing the DANG energy today - Bravo!

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@klara_sjo Very impressed how the sister didn’t eat the rose - bueno!

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@klara_sjo Doesn’t count if she doesn’t bring the sister along!

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@paul50498872 @RonDeSantis Perge'

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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On!' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

— President Calvin Coolidge

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@Dying2Retire @FitzgeraldMofor D-17 is better than 7-1 Dem ... zero chance!

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I'm talking about the investment / rental properties, not the homestead. This is just in relation to the idea of taxing property at a higher rate if the owner owns multiple properties. I used to run the property tax assessments for the State of Maryland - I've looked into this concept very carefully in trying to devise a way of limiting corporate hoarding of the housing supply. Again, love the concept, just never found a way around that particular issue.

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Love the idea, but the problem is that people stash their real estate assets in separate LLCs and trusts that are nearly impossible to tie back to any single individual owner under today's corporate reporting laws and regulations. Would need to track beneficial ownership information for all real estate transactions, and the system is not set up for that.

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@1970jaymanAz @BigFish3000 Bartman 2.0

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@Commanders HTTR!

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@JPFinlayNBCS Will be more 212 than 202 in the house!

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@WallStreetApes It's over in a ...

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@KevinGutzman @NiohBerg @mrddmia It’s either “by far the worst” or just “one of the worst” - it cannot be both. And you did it twice. You can do better.

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@Terrapins247 Scott Milanovich!

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Happy National Dog Day to my best buddy Big Deez! #NationalDogDay

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Important additions:
1) The executive runs the administrative state, ie, all the agencies, boards and commissions. Maryland has more appointed positions than the federal government, all controlled by the governor.
2) Maryland’s legislative districts are some of the most insanely gerrymandered in the whole country. Look at the single member districts versus the 2 and even 3 member house districts, and ask why these were set up like this? It’s not random, it’s to keep Republicans from being elected.

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@PierrePoilievre Silly Canadians falling for Carney’s nonsense 🤪🇺🇸