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Economic Impacts of Eliminating the Massachusetts State Income Tax

abagley — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:09:48 -0500

This report was prepared by: Global Insight, Inc.

Question 1 Proponents Inflate State Spending

abagley — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:48:06 -0500

In order to try to minimize the enormous consequences of Question 1, the proponents argue incorrectly that total state spending is $47 billion when, as the Foundation has shown, the correct number is approximately $31.8 billion.

Foundation Releases Major Report on Wide-Ranging Consequences of Question 1 to Repeal the Income Tax

abagley — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:27:15 -0500

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abagley — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:30:08 -0500

An upcoming analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation shows that if one were to preserve the 2008 level of spending for Medicaid, health reform, state aid to municipalities, and debt service, then one would have to eliminate every other program of state government - from prisons, courts, and State Police to funding for higher education and the elaborate network of services for the elderly