Jump Out the Window? (+) by: SmallTownGuy Tue Nov 11, 2008 at 18:41:07 PM EST A few months ago I posted "0.5% for the Kids -Lets Make Overrides History" http://bluemassgroup.com/s... . (I just posed this to a reply to … [Read more...]
Restructuring Corporate Tax Code
I've always had a problem with the corporate tax code, We often hear of corporations that pay no taxes. Is it because we base corporate taxes on profits, and then provide so many loopholes that allow these profits to disappear? … [Read more...]
Walmart Double-Taxing CT Residents
Courant writer George Gombossy notes that "A spokesman for Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she believes that consumers shouldn't needlessly pay double taxes and would have the tax department review the issue." But in the meantime, Walmart is … [Read more...]
Let’s Have A New Ballot Question On Taxes – Progressive Style
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...]
Kerry Details Economic Recovery
Cross-posting note: This also appears at Marry in Massachusetts with a mug and a more dramatic head.I didn't see the dailies in Lynn in the North Shore Community College's gym, nor do today's papers carry Kerry coverage. They … [Read more...]
Trouble for Dianne Wilkerson?
The Boston Phoenix will Thursday publish a piece by contributor Ted Siefer raising questions about an unusual mortgage received by State Senator Wilkerson. Siefer's Phoenix story also suggests that Wilkerson may be in for another round of … [Read more...]
Obama’s tax cuts (with soundtrack)
Obama campaign now has its own nifty tax cut calculator. Check it out. Know more than Joe the plumber. And here's the web ad. Best part of this ad? The music was written by my old Tanglewood roomie Judd Greenstein, who's a … [Read more...]
New ad vs. Question 1
The Vote No On Question One folks have an ad out. It's pretty good: a succinct, simple statement of what's at stake. Imagine that. Our tax dollars actually do pay for something that we value. (thx Politicker.) … [Read more...]
The Confusing Call on Question 1
That sounds silly and underneath is even sillier. Each of the major figures the yes-on-1 folk use is questionable at best:41% of the Massachusetts budget is fat and could be cut without any harmMassachusetts is fifth or eighth highest taxed … [Read more...]
Fight The Dumb Idea: How much would your town lose?
The folks fighting The Dumb Idea (i.e. the income tax abolition) have a nifty tool to show how much your town would lose in funding for necessary services. It's schools, cops, firemen, bridges, etc. etc. etc. Well, for me in Medford, … [Read more...]
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