{"id":62916,"date":"2026-02-20T11:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62916"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:08:04","slug":"reading-the-writing-on-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62916","title":{"rendered":"Reading The Writing On The Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, Legal Insurrection<\/a> reported the following:<\/p>\n

Boeing will move<\/a> its Defense, Space, and Security headquarters from Arlington, VA, back to the St. Louis area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main headquarters will stay in Arlington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe move emphasizes company leadership\u2019s commitment to being present and engaged with teammates who are designing, producing and delivering vital defense and space products and capabilities for customers in the U.S. and around the world,\u201d according to a Boeing press release<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The company did not mention politics in the press release, but I do not believe in coincidences.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I mean, it makes sense for Boeing to place its defense headquarters in Arlington, the home of the Pentagon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The defense headquarters called St. Louis home from 1997 to 2017 before heading to Chicago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then, in 2022, Boeing transferred its headquarters to Arlington during former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s term. The former governor\u2019s efforts led to Virginia being named the best state<\/a> for business in 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Virginia is no longer a great state for business.<\/p>\n

The article lists a few of the current tax proposals making their way through the legislature:<\/p>\n

HB 378<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Imposes a 3.8% net investment income tax on individuals, trusts, and estates beginning in taxable year 2027. If enacted, HB 378 would raise VA\u2019s top marginal income tax rate on portfolio and passive income to 9.55%.<\/strong><\/p>\n

HB 900<\/a> \u2013 Authorizes sales tax hikes in various transportation districts, imposes a new tax on each and every retail delivery in Northern Virginia (Amazon, Uber Eats, FedEx, UPS, etc.), similar to the one imposed in Minnesota by Gov. Tim Walz (D).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s HB61, which discriminates against white men when bidding on government contracts<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As one alarmed Virginian reports on X, HB61<\/a> would put white men at a distinct disadvantage when bidding on government contracts. According to the post, \u201cFor discretionary contracts under $100K, White men are barred from even being considered unless there\u2019s literally no competition. And even then, this bill allows agencies to award contracts to women or minority-owned firms that are 5% more expensive than a bid from a business owned by a White man.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems to me that HB61 would be unconstitutional based on the fact that it discriminates according to race, but a court challenge would have to decide that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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