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Let’s Stop the Gov-Bashing

December 21, 2009 By patricklong

Smitty: Bash the Governor. Meddle with the Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education, trying to convince them to stop pushing for regionalization of school districts entirely. Ignore the educational benefits of having larger districts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9c, budget, cuts, deval-patrick, funding, governor, legislature, revenue, tax

No prophet Joseph warned them with a dream of fat cows and thin cows, I guess

December 15, 2009 By AmberPaw

To analyze, and be able to cite to the cause of a problem is appropriate.  Only by understanding the actual causes of a problem can the current administration do the following: 1.  Avoid repeating the same error. 2. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cellucci, deficit, deval-patrick-administration, failure-to-warn, prudent-financial-management, revenue, romney, structural-imbalance, weld

Stop talking about “taxes” start talking about fundamental fairness – w poll

November 12, 2009 By AmberPaw

Stop framing the discussion as "raising taxes". Start talking about fundamental fairness and the American Dream being destroyed by greedy banksters and a rapacious elite. Go to What will kill the American Dream, in hard numbers It is not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: american-dream, american-way, cuts, depression, fundamental-fairness, poverty, revenue, taxes

A balanced approach in Randolph

October 20, 2009 By yawu

While many communities in Massachusetts are cutting services to make up for increasing budget deficits, Randolph voters, who last year passed a Prop. 2 1/2 override, are investing in their public systems and laying the groundwork for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget-cuts, proposition-2-1/2, recovery, revenue

It’s time we had a talk

October 5, 2009 By yawu

Worcester - Tax Policy and the Challenges of Local GovernmentOctober 7th 4:00pm to 6:00pmThe Academy at Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFramingham - Tax Policy and Vulnerable PopulationsOctober 13th 10:00am to 12:00pmFramingham Senior … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget-cuts, revenue, taxes, towns

Fitchburg residents learned about Civic Engagement and the State Budget

July 20, 2009 By carmen

In the two hour Spanish session the members of the Center learned about the decisions that have put us in our current state fiscal crisis that have jeopardized our ability to create and maintain the public structures we all value and rely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civic-engagement, demos, fitchburg, revenue, taxes

How Do YOU Think We Should Fund Our State?

July 9, 2009 By Harmony Blakeway

We all want to live safe, healthy lives. In Massachusetts, public services that we care deeply about - education, public safety, services for the elderly and disabled, and environmental protection, to name just a few - are hurting. For … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, massachusetts, policy, priorities, revenue, tax

Join Governor’s Online Community Forum Today

June 3, 2009 By elizabeth-clay

When the online discussion wraps up this Friday, Dr. Jean MacCormack, Chancellor of UMass - Dartmouth will select participants from the online forum to summarize the discussions and present a report directly to Governor Patrick. Share your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civic-engagement, governor, reform, revenue

Publishers Don’t Have the Solutions

May 20, 2009 By massmarrier

I don't believe that newspapers as we know them will be essential for newsgathering to continue. Replacement with new, more nimble organizations is likely if papers implode. Over at Marry in Massachusetts, I have a two-part rant on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: advertising, micro-payments, national, newpapers, reporters, revenue

Thank you, Senators Eldridge and Chang Diaz for the courage to talk about taxation in public

May 17, 2009 By AmberPaw

Today's Boston Globe contains an Op Ed written jointly by Senator Eldridge and Senator Chang-Diaz.  Their courage and straight talk makes me proud to be a democrat. Among other things, they point out that a 1% increase in the personal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chang-diaz, cuts, eldridge, progressive-taxation, recession, revenue

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