Dear Potential Obama Nominees & Appointees: PAY YOUR G** D*** TAXES! Seriously. Stop being such asshats, K? It'd be a big help. Thanks. Sincerely, Everyone that wants a functioning government. P.S. - If the whole "it's the law" and … [Read more...]
Let’s hang together, or …
Now is the winter of everyone's discontent. Gigantic budget cuts are now necessary; local aid slashed; new taxes proposed to try to patch the gaping holes in state and local budgets. Nobody's happy.Therefore, I'm not very … [Read more...]
A solution in search of a problem
Watching CNN, here's John Boehner surrounded by the senior GOP house leadership, arguing against the stimulus package. They don't like the spending, they just want tax cuts. Interesting. Here's a list of a plethora of situations, and … [Read more...]
The 0.25% solution
It's a simple idea. On your state income tax, simply record your city or town of residence, and your 0.25% local income tax is sent directly to city or town hall. If you live out of state, and you pay income taxes because you … [Read more...]
Dear Speaker DiMasi, Let’s Talk About the Budget
I get it. We have to have a balanced budget. And I get it: raising the income tax is just something that few elected to office have the stomach to talk about, even if it means saving countless teachers and cops. But that doesn't mean there … [Read more...]
Where Does the Buck Stop?
Yesterday afternoon, House Speaker Sal DiMasi said local aid might as much as 10 percent this coming year. Gov. Deval Patrick and Senate President Therese Murray wouldn't commit to that figure, but agree that drastic measures may be … [Read more...]
John Volpe the Visionary?
John Volpe, the Visionary? I am puzzled after reading Martin Nolan's encomium to John Volpe in the Sunday 12/7 Globe. I don't see that he makes a case for Volpe as visionary. When I recall Volpe's political career the first thing that come … [Read more...]
Be Careful What You Wish For, or, How Mass-Transit Victories Are Killing Mass Transit
Environmental remediation is called for because the Big Dig, by increasing traffic, has many adverse environmental effects. So CLF went to court and got legally binding commitments for the Silver Line, the Green Line extension, and the … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from Question 1…………..
We are inviting public officials from the Patrick administration and the Legislature to listen to the ideas community organizers heard at the doors, on the phone banks, through listserves, and in member meetings, as well as an analysis of … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on tolls and taxes
Again, the 'Pike has managed to make a big chunk of Greater Boston heck, the whole state unhappy. Outraged Liberal suggests that actually it's a way to make a higher gas tax relatively palatable. I hope that's true, since … [Read more...]
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