“Every Tax is a Pay Cut ... A Tax Cut is a Pay Raise”

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 WE WILL NOT FORGET, NOR EVER FORGIVE!
How did your state representative and your state senator vote
on the Legislature's obscene pay grab?

History of the Legislators' Obscene Pay Grab

House Override Vote

Senate Override Vote

"Whichever way you slice it, the same people who complain they can’t get a fair shake from a cynical public have just done a marvelous job in making that public even more cynical."

—Kevin Cullen, The Boston Globe, Jan. 29, 2017
On the Legislature's obscene $18M pay grab heist

"Phased and Confused"  (May 24)

"Forewarned is forearmed"  (May 16)

Crisis of Democracy Infects the House  (May 1)

Mass. House to pass new rules for legislating  (Apr 26)
SJC did the right thing, at last  (Apr 19)
Wuhan Pandemic's Running $$ Cost to Bay Staters  (Apr 16)
"Never let a crisis go to waste"  (Apr 12)
The Endless Game of Whack-a-Tax
By Jon Keller  (Apr 7)
Wuhan Pandemic Day 23: What else is happening?  (Apr 5)
Wuhan Virus Political Fallout  (Mar 29)
This difficult time too shall pass  (Mar 22)

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Taxpayer advocate Francis J. "Chip" Faulkner dies at 73
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May 24, 2019
 Reports on the passing of Chip Faulkner  (May 25)

Taxpayer champion Barbara Anderson dies at 73
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February 17, 1943 - April 8, 2016
Barbara Anderson's Farewell Column
Fighting pirates with the Lost Boys  (Apr 11)
Tributes on the passing of Barbara Anderson  (Apr 14)
Report on the Celebration of Life of Barbara Anderson  (Jun 7)
Barbara Anderson videos now available, more to come  (Jul 16)
Videos of Barbara Anderson
1986 onward — a work in progress
For SECOND year
Note to Gov. Baker for Barbara Anderson again goes unanswered
(May 1, 2018)

Note to Gov. Baker for Barbara Anderson goes unanswered
(May 1, 2017)
 


Better Late Than Never
This injustice has gone on for too long!
TO REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THIS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
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Spend your dining-out money
where your buck gets the biggest bang!
Cities and Towns with an Additional
.75% Local Options Meals Tax

The Beleaguered Bay State Taxpayer


FIND OUT WHY

THE TRUTH
See also:
 Point of Reckoning: Two Decades of State Budget Trends 
By Cameron Huff  ●  MassInc Policy Brief  ●  March 2008

The Fat-Cats’ Trojan Horse

WHAT IT DOES

WHAT IS IT?

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Was It a Promise or Wasn't It?
 You Decide!

House Version

Senate Version

Contains former-Speaker Thomas Finneran's
absurd defense of the indefensible

Contains former-President Thomas Birmingham's
absurd defense of the indefensible

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Proposition 2½ Information

History of Attacks on Proposition 2½


Gov. Baker Sells Out Taxpayers
Allows Proposition 2½ to be weakened ― 2019
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½ Again ― 2018
from "Community Benefit Districts"
Another devious end-round around Prop 2½
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½ Again ― 2010
Defeats Municipal Tax Exclusion Bill
 A devious end-round around Prop 2½
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CLT Saves Proposition 2½ ― 2002
 Halts Rep's effort to "gut it" — Auto excise tax hike also derailed
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What CLT's Proposition 2½ saves you in your auto excise tax alone
 ― every year, year after year
Is it time to update Proposition 2½?
December 9, 2014
1980 Secretary of State's Voter Information Booklet
Question 2 ― Proposition 2½
THE LAW
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November 4, 1980 - November 4, 2010
CLICK HERE FOR ITS HISTORY

Boston Globe Magazine - May 18, 1986
Massachusetts makes a comeback
What is responsible for the state's amazing turnaround?
Would you believe Proposition 2½?
By Charles Kenney
Proposition 2½ and You
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Proposition 2½
Report 
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 More Celebrations
Proposition 2½ - 20 Years Later
 November 4, 2000
Report 
History of Proposition 2½
 From the Massachusetts Municipal Association
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Proposition 2½ Ballot Questions
Requirements and Procedures 
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services
Everything You Wanted to Know About Levy Limits ... But Were Afraid to Ask
A Primer on Prop 2½   
Property  Tax  Abatement  Form   
Click below to request a copy of CLT's
"How to Defeat a Proposition 2½ Override" manual
Tongue-in-Cheek Tips from a Taxpayer Activist:
 What to expect from Proposition 2½ override supporters
Proposition 2½'s Levy Limit Components and a Statistical Review Over the Last Decade:
Does Your Community "Tax to the Max?"
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
City & Town — August 21, 2014

Including "Where Would You Cut?"  (A CLT Exercise in Futility)
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