Globe: The state Senate overwhelmingly rejected proposals to hike the state income tax and gas tax today, as senators opened debate on a series of proposed tax increases.... The [income tax] amendment was voted down 28 to 11. The Senate … [Read more...]
Cuts that bite
These are cuts that will have teeth: The Senate's budget contains cuts for "non-emergency" dental care for 600,000 people; and health care for legal immigrants is out.From MassBudget.org: (no longer have to read pdf's -- thanks!) … [Read more...]
“Catastrophe”
(via Outraged Lib.) That's our budget situation: Catastrophic. Those are the words of the Massachusetts Taxpayer's Association's Mike Widmer in describing the $3 billion revenue shortfall by April. That's compared to … [Read more...]
“Why raise any new taxes on the status quo?”
Here's the second video message from the Governor on the sales tax, which came out on Friday. It's a call for action from us jes' folks, as well as a nudge to the legislature.I think it's good, solid, bold yet … [Read more...]
Progressive income tax, please
Let us congratulate the House on its apparent recognition that we're going to need new revenues in order to protect critical services. It seems rather unlikely that the draconian Ways and Means Budget is the real blueprint for … [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...]
Adrian Walker for the Win!
Just go read the whole thing.The clumsy way state government has approached this crisis speaks to a broken culture on Beacon Hill. Lawmakers avoid "tough" votes as if they were not elected to make decisions. Many spend entire careers in the … [Read more...]
13.6 Million going to waste and Lives lost Isn’t it reason enough?
The statistics are all to clear that we have the lowest rate of seat belt use and as a result one of the highest care fatality rates because of no seat belts why just last night on route 99 in Everett a joy riding speeder slammed into the … [Read more...]
Who Stole the people’s confidence in government and how do we get it back?
Dear Colleagues, We will soon be in a tremendously challenging fight to prevent huge state and local budget cuts and to work for the new taxes needed that would lessen these cuts. Otherwise, imagine the additional hardships this means … [Read more...]
An Appetite for Taxes and a Civics Lession
Here you see Co Chair Jay Kaufman asking Secretary Bigby earlier in the day, "If we give you this much in revenue, how does that correspond in the way of restored services to vital youth human service programs”?The Youth Education … [Read more...]
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