See if you can find any anti-tax or Republican balance in these two items.
"Senate budget plan would slash local aid; Proposal does not include tax raises" by Matt Viser, Globe Staff | May 13, 2009
An informal Globe poll this week of the 40 senators indicated that few are willing to take a strong stand for or against new taxes to repair the recession-ravaged budget. The Globe asked all senators to respond to an informal survey on whether they would support raising taxes at all and which specific ones they would support.
Few responded at all, and several senators, who are known to discuss issues for hours on end, hedged in interviews. "We need to do something, but I don't know that there's a consensus at this moment," said Senator Stanley C. Rosenberg, a Northampton Democrat. "Some people are saying we should only do income. Some say gas, no tolls. Some say sales, no income. It's a mixed bag."
And that's what we will get: a mixed bag of INCREASES!!!!
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What's humbling is that Rosenberg is my state senator (I didn't vote for him).
Also see: Massachusetts Tucks it to You on Taxes
Btw, have you ever noticed that MOST, if not ALL, the Globe's sources are JEWISH?
And the tactic is working:
"Sales tax increase gaining traction in state Senate" by Matt Viser, Globe Staff | May 14, 2009
Sentiment in the state Senate quickly grew yesterday in favor of a sales tax increase to combat falling revenues and deep budget cuts, possibly paving the way for a hike to match the increase from 5 to 6.25 percent approved earlier this month in the House....
Massachusetts currently has one of the lowest sales tax rates in the country, and the state also exempts several items from the tax, such as food and clothing that costs less than $175. The state passed a 3 percent sales tax in 1966, and it was increased a decade later to 5 percent, where it has remained....
Translation: It is TIME for an INCREASE because the state has been SO GOOD TO YOU!!!!
Have you had enough Boston Globe BS yet?
