Martha Coakley's response to a question at the last gubernatorial debate is crumbling under heavy media scrutiny. Martha indicated that she had cried recently at a memorial service. However, interviews with witnesses cast doubt onto this … [Read more...]
Single Payer in MA – How Do We Get There?
It seems to me that a common mindset on this blog is that it would be nice for Boston to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, but that there are so many questions regarding the costs of such an event that without a solid framework on where the … [Read more...]
The ACA Health Insurance Providers Fee
There are already a few threads on this subject, but since there seems to be considerable interest I thought it would be better to start a new one to discuss the substance of the Health Insurance Providers Fee imposed by Sec. 9010(a) of the … [Read more...]
Deficiencies in Gov. Patrick’s Life Sciences Bill
The Life Sciences Bill is a poor tax policy proposal, even before the legislature gets its hands on it. The bill erodes the Sales & Use tax base, the Personal Income tax base, AND the Corporate Excise tax base. The credit … [Read more...]
MPA Local Tax Option Revisited
Only 25% of the amount collected would be directed into a fund earmarked to reimburse towns for property tax abatements. Towns already impose a higher rate of property tax on commercial property. So it would seem that towns that … [Read more...]