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Reasons to Vote No on Question 1
In November, Massachusetts ballots will have the question "should we repeal the state income tax." The supporters say it will give each citizen back an average of $3,600. For everyone else, consider that the income tax represents 37% of the state budget, or $12 billion. I urge all Massachusetts citizens to vote NO on this question (Question 1, and it will be on the back of the ballot with the presidents on the front). To this end, I'm going to post some reasons why you should vote against Question 1.
The reason of the day:
The reason of the day:
"The state could fire all 67,000 state employees - every prison guard and college teacher - and still have to find another $7 billion." --The Boston Globe
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Oh wait. That's where it is coming from for the bailout. My bad.
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I know one of the reasons TX has such a high property and sales tax is because we don't have an income tax, but surely that can't be all of it.
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The counter to my argument is that there is a state law called "Proposition 2.5" (said two-and-a-half) which caps the yearly increase in property taxes at 2.5% per year, unless the town specifically and temporarily decides otherwise. So my counter to their counter is that towns routinely pass Proposition 2.5 Overrides when the law is not convenient for them, so when the state income tax is repealed, towns will pass a slew of Proposition 2.5 Overrides and while I (a renter) may benefit tax-wise from the income tax repeal, my landlord will not.
Of course, I'm a state employee so I expect my job will be at risk if this passes.
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What difference? How many states actually don't have an income tax?Okay I just looked it up, and seven states in the US don't have state income tax, and I'm under the impression they make it up with sales tax and property tax (as mentioned by
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Other states hike their sales tax, and sales taxes are regressive and penalize the poorest citizens.
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If not for your post I wouldn't know what Question No 1 was just yet. But I've seen a lot of signs around Brookline, in yards "Vote No on Question No1, it's a reckless idea" and after reading your posts I agree!
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I am still, always have been, for a flat tax system. Even though I think you probably get higher rate in a flat tax system you also don't get double and triple taxed like we do here.
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MA has a voluntary higher rate that you can pay (instead of something like 5.3%, it's something like 5.8%), if you're a socialist and think it's important to fund the state so the state can fund things like hospitals and homeless shelters.
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