The Cato Institute, funded by a who's who of right-wing billionaires, big-money polluters, and corporations looking to preserve tax loopholes, is once again attacking assistance for the elderly, disabled & working poor. Here's how … [Read more...]
Your Ideas + My Ideas
As many in the Blue Mass Group community know, I am a former school teacher, a current At-Large Boston City Councilor, and I'm running for Mayor of Boston. I've always believed that city government is at its best when it's inclusive and … [Read more...]
Boston residents to Erskine Bowles and Fix the Debt: ‘Stop the Baloney!’
Event attendees at Boston’s Symphony Hall were in for a different kind of entertainment this week, as more than 150 local seniors and unemployed workers staged a processed meat-themed demonstration outside the historic venue. Their target: … [Read more...]
Patrick’s Good Move
The future of Massachusetts depends on the decisions we make today. From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, Massachusetts cut taxes dramatically, leading to devastating cuts in transportation, human services, local aid for cities and towns, … [Read more...]
The most important thing Mitt Romney said in the debate.
The one issue that is never brought up by our elected officials or candidates is how the real cost of living is destroying the American Dream. Whenever mentioned, it gets pushed back with inflation stats and brushed off as a non-issue. … [Read more...]
Five things you won’t hear Scott Brown say (i.e. the truth) about his tax record
At a noon press conference in Randolph, Mass today, US Senator Scott Brown delivered what his office claimed would be a “major policy speech” on taxes. To the surprise of no one in Massachusetts, Brown’s remarks turned out to be nothing … [Read more...]
Helping to fix our infrastructure problems: my Globe op-ed
Dear BMG'ers, I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my op-ed that appears in today's Boston Globe. It highlights our infrastructure and transportation crisis and offers an approach that will not only fund long-overdue investments, but … [Read more...]
Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Worker Leader and Time 100 Honoree, Will Speak at the Boston Care Congress on June 16th
Ai-Jen Poo, a gifted community organizer recently honored by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, will speak at the Greater Boston Care Congress on June 16th. The Congress will launch the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
State Street Bank: Massachusetts’ Very Own Corporate Bad Guy
Over the last month, we’ve seen thousands of people across the country rise up to call out big companies like General Electric, Wells Fargo and Bank of America for their “economic crimes against the 99%” – whether inside shareholder … [Read more...]
Tax the 1% in Massachusetts (revised)
How can we take advantage of the furor over income inequality and increase state revenues by taxing the 1%? David informs me (see first comment) that the Massachusetts constitution calls for a single income tax rate for everyone! Raising … [Read more...]
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