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Tea Party’s Fisher Would Be MA Gov.

March 18, 2014 By massmarrier

Small business owner, erstwhile unemployed guy, and self-identified MA Tea Party Republican Mark Fisher wants to be governor here. He spoke with me today about his vision of what government should and should not be about. On his campaign … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2014-election, elections, governor, health-care, income-tax, ma-gop, Mark Fisher, marriage-equality, massachusetts, sales-tax, same-sex-marriage, taxes, tea-party, turnpike

We’re Still Working: A Summer Campaign to Build Support for Our Communities!

June 6, 2011 By Harmony Blakeway

[Cross-posted from ONE Massachusetts by Harmony Blakeway] Are you interested in getting involved in efforts to re-evaluate and rebuild our state's tax policies and budget priorities? Across the state, local community activists are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, income-tax, legislation, massachusetts, revenue-reform, state-budget, taxes

Please, Raise my taxes

March 5, 2011 By bill-from-dartmouth

Absolutely, YES, I do. Over the last few weeks, I have heard that there are over 900 homeless families in our Commonwealth. A teacher told me she knew a boy who kept his clothes in a middle school locker because his family lived in their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, income-tax, massachusetts

Remember when the USA was #1, in education, innovation, and infrastructure, and why?

August 7, 2010 By AmberPaw

Rate charts for the Income Tax going back to the age of greatness for this country When the USA was #1 in infrastructure, #1 in college graduates, #1 in technical innovation, and #1 in gross national product the maximum income tax rate was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: eisenhower, income-tax, interstates, progressive-taxation, public-higher-education, ronald-reagan

Battle Lines: Massachusetts Taxes

June 19, 2009 By journalist-in-the-room

So, there's been a lot of outrage down here about some developments in the past couple of weeks. While the State Senate here was doing its debate on the budget, two crucial issues came up: freezing the corporate tax rate (excise) and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: income-tax, massachusetts, sales-tax, state-senate, taxes

Chickens on the Hill Clucking About Taxes

April 27, 2009 By massmarrier

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deleo, deval-patrick, gas-tax, income-tax, massachusetts, sales-tax, taxes

Is Voters’ Message on Importance of Taxes Being Ignored?

November 7, 2008 By Harmony Blakeway

Media Coverage and Analysis Despite the clear defeat of the repeal of the state income tax, the analysis by media and public officials is muddled: The fact is that Question 1 threatened the state's ability to provide basic services, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: income-tax, question-1, revenues

Let’s Have A New Ballot Question On Taxes – Progressive Style

November 6, 2008 By lynne

More than half the states in the Union have progressive income tax. A progressive income tax is based on the ability to pay. Families struggling to buy food to feed their families are hit harder by a flat income tax than a family making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-questions, income-tax, initiatives, taxes

Dogs and Pot Maybe, NO to Income Tax Repeal

October 24, 2008 By lynne

(Cross posted. Surprised not to see this news here yet!) Another poll has come out regarding the up-and-coming ballot initiatives voters face on November 4th. First, the decent news for those who are sick of throwing nonviolent offenders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-questions, dogs, income-tax

‘Wingers want MA to pull the trigger on The Dumb Idea

October 8, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

  Right-wing barometer Instapundit has noticed The Dumb Idea, and unsurprisingly comments most favorably. The Tennessee native apparently thinks that if Jeff Jacoby is on board, then clearly it's just snowballing all over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: income-tax, question-1, the-dumb-idea

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Clark Grant, indicted for fraud alongside activist wife Monica Cannon-Grant, killed in motorcycle crash https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/30/metro/clark-grant-indicted-fraud-alongside-activist-wife-monica-cannon-grant-killed-motorcycle-crash/?event=event25 via @BostonGlobe > #bospoli #mapoli #inequality #corruption #socialjustice #BlackLivesMatter

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Friday quote: “...investments in our early childhood education system have never been more important to the growth of our society and the pursuit of a higher quality of life for our families.” -- State Sen. Robyn Kennedy of Massachusetts #mapoli http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/2023/03/31/in-quotes-massachusetts-state-senator-robyn-kennedy/

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