Vote YES on Question 1 Massachusetts (MA)

A deep look at question 1 and an examination of the opposition and how factual it is.

Links can be found in this blog entry:

http://rkdpolitics.blogspot.com/2008/10/question-1-massachusetts-yes-or-no.html

http://votenoquestion1.com/no.html

Page 320 for true budget: http://www.mass.gov/Aosc/docs/reports_audits/SBFR/2007_SBFR.pdf

Specific town state aid numbers and %:
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=dorterminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Local+Offi...

Citizens for limited taxation:
http://www.cltg.org/

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[dachchdachch]

I totally agree with you. Is there a chance we could win. Also remind people that any tax increase is a tax deduction. win, win my friend

[arkadyka]

if i had money, i woudl run an ad on TV and educate people - but all I have is this.

as you can see, even this is not enough, people still want to vote NO. I guess math is too complicated.

The polls are looking ugly for us, but it came close in 2002 - so just it to as many voters as you can. This is a low probability event.

[rokknjonz]

I have 5 children in public school in Mass, a wife who works as a teacher in Mas. I will be voting NO on question one. If you take 50% of state tax revenue away, then schools and basic services such as fire, police and public works will suffer. It doesnt take a genius to figure that out. I qualify this remark by saying that I am a confirmed republican and fiscal conservative. We have a pretty good thing going for us here in Massachusetts. High wages and low unemployment here.

[arkadyka]

did you not understand that the difference is offset by your property taxes? what town do you live in?

[rokknjonz]

You asked what town I live in, and I live in Duxbury. Yes, property taxes will be an issue, but it takes a Prop 2 1/2 override to do that, and we can control that with our vote. Sales tax will be the place where we see an increase in Mass. I still think that our wages here in Mass are in line with our tax burden. I would not like to see an increase of any kind, but I can live with what we have now. My planner makes sure that I am well protected from the taxman anyway.

[arkadyka]

According to mass. gov Duxubry gets the following aid from MA.

State Aid5,051,891%8.56

So all your schools, fire, police, etc rely on a wopping 8% of aid? If MA cuts that, you can replace it by raising your property taxes by 8%. How much will you keep?

Sales tax? Why are you speculating? Even the major Voteno1 on 1 guys never suggested a sales tax. You are hijacked by the govt scare tactics, teacher unions, etc. I just proved to you that your life will improve.

[mlafon25]

vote yes on 1 and i making more sign and yes on question 3

[mlafon25]

@arkadyka it will not effect the police and firefighter and education

[DanceTapper301]

I didn't really get what you were saying but YES ON 1!!!!

[Che0bama]

More of the same scare tactics by the teachers union, police and fire.

The latter (our hero's)... being the two biggest forms of unregulated corruption in the state.

The trust fund liberals screamed... "What no welfare... that's crazy" And the Income tax repeal lost overwhelmingly.

And guess what? Gov. Cadillac Deval and the legislature are still going to raise property taxes, tolls to almost double, and still cut 200 police from the force. (after pledging to add 1000)

Whats new?

[crystaaaahl]

That is not completely accurate and actually is another point why I am happy Prop 1 did not pass. Property taxes are already high in this state an increase would be disastrous for both homeowners and non-homeowners alike. I sure do not like the idea of paying higher rent in an already inflated market.

[klunt23]

HAHA! it was voted down you dummies!

[SilverSolid]

I voted yes.

[rokknjonz]

The only thing that will bankrupt the Commonwealth, as you so eloquently put it, would be the removal of the revenue that the income tax provides. The waste has to be addressed, but abolishing the income tax is akin to swatting a mosquito with a sledgehammer. No one wins.

[torch9t9]

I support your right to vote for whatever the blazes you want. Go vote! Your comment that I should probably not live here is like telling a black person they should "go back to Africa where you came from" to me. Do politics or politics will do you. Being OK with the corruption and waste around us surprises me, and your desire to expand the public sector at the bankrupcty of the commonwealth is informative.

[rokknjonz]

Like I said in my previous post, I am voting for what is in MY personal best interests. I apologize for nothing. If you want to lower taxes , Mass probably isnt the place you want to be. We live in the bluest of blue states. I have learned to live with it.