The revenue will pretty much come from the same people (us), but to the extent our share of the burden shifts, it would shift from people that don't drive much, and towards the people that drive too much. And it would shift the … [Read more...]
Chickens on the Hill Clucking About Taxes
Cross-post note: This appears at Marry in Massachusetts. For one example, look at our collapsing bridge and road infrastructure. Had the legislature raised the revenue decades ago and a decade ago to fix them, the solutions were … [Read more...]
30 cents, 2 cents a month, and a razor
The time has come. Reform is moving -- with strong initial steps that need to be strengthened even further in conference committee. Time to take a razor to waste. But without revenue to fix a transportation mess 20 years … [Read more...]
Should We Move to New Hampshire?
The New Hampshire House just voted to raise the gas tax by 15 cents!!!! From the Union-Leader: CONCORD - The New Hampshire House yesterday voted to raise the state's gasoline tax by five cents in each of the next three years. The measure, … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick’s remarks at today’s Springfield hearing will be streamed live
Governor Patrick's remarks at today's hearing will be streamed live at the Channel 22 (Springfield) web site. … [Read more...]
Who Is Out of Touch on the Gas Tax?
Today's Globe reports that a coalition of Massachusetts business groups is pushing for a 25-cent increase in the state gas tax. This is great news for all who care about repairing our state's crumbling transportation infrastructure, … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Should Run on Dunkin’ (Gas Tax = One Cup of Coffee a Week)
One of the on-going challenges of having any kind of debate in this state is that people have a LOT of trouble with numbers. We have seen this recently with the gas tax. I have been writing about this on Facebook (but this is … [Read more...]
Governor Patricks March 1st speech in Chicopee
I attended the Hampden County Deputy Sheriffs Association Breakfast today (March 1st) where Governor Patrick spoke. He is well aware of the regional grievances that are often spoken about from residents of Western MA. He said … [Read more...]
Community Values and the Gas Tax
While this debate is really about what kind of government we want and how should we pay for it most of the press including the Globe only seem to cover the anti gas tax outrage, which usually boils down to "I'm not ready to support the … [Read more...]
50-cent gas-tax proposal — one thumb up, one thumb down
Currently, tolls allocate in one-dimension only, the physical realm: they have an impact on which road a person takes. The tolls on the turnpike cause some drivers to avoid the pike for local roads. The quite reasonable fear that toll hikes … [Read more...]