Governor Patrick has spoken at length and made a priority of casinos, as a means to raise revenue for the Commonwealth. I believe gambling is a regressive form of taxation. Generally, the people who are least able to afford to gamble are the ones who do so. This is especially true of lottery tickets, but also of other forms of gambling. Therefore, I believe a more equitable method of increasing the state’s revenues is for higher taxes, graduated to an individual’s ability to pay. I realize taxation is never popular. However, leaders are elected to lead. I believe Governor Patrick should work with the legislature to advocate for raising more revenue through taxes. — His recent trip to NYC to push his autobiography is disappointing. It is a rich man’s form of panhandling. Narcissistic, self-serving, even greedy. Some of his other mistakes – expensive reupholstering of his office and an expensive new car immediately after his election are in the same mold. Not befitting a politician who claims to be progressive and a “man of the people.”
Governor Patrick’s agenda – official and personal
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david says
with your criticism of the book deal itself. I agree that the timing was poor, but I can’t see anything wrong with the fact that a publishing house wants to pay him a lot of money to write an autobiography.