Citizens for Limited Taxation

“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

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"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

The Glass Half Full (Sep 23)

A Crucial Time For Liberty And The Constitution (Sep 16)

Vote on Proposition 2½ Attack Closing In (Sep 15)

His Royal Majesty's Edicts Now Stand Before the Highest Court (Sep 13)

The Chaos Is Just Warming Up (Sep 7)

Silence of the Lambs (Aug 30)

Baker to Accept Trump's Deal (Aug 23)

Rep. Dooley calls out His Royal Eminence Baker
It's about time somebody did! (Aug 16)

Conference Committees Suspense Continues (Aug 9)

Stealth Tax Hikes Pop Up Like Whack-A-Mole (Aug 2)

Taxpayers — Stand and Defend Proposition 2½ (Jul 26)

Senate defies, circumvents Proposition 2½ (Jul 18)

Memo to the Senate
S-2813 — Senate Transportation Bond Bill (Jul 13)

AGAIN — Another end-run around Prop 2½ (Jul 11)

Latest Scheme to Kill Proposition 2½ (Jun 28)

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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)

Barbara's Final Column
Fighting pirates with the Lost Boys (Apr 11, 2016)

High walls and hard lessons (Mar 27, 2016)

Exploring the mysteries of a happy marriage (Mar 17, 2016)

Socialism, 2016 March Madness (Mar 10. 2016)

The lesson of 'Two Corinthians' (Mar 2, 2016)

Looking to the next generation for change (Feb 18, 2016)

All of Barbara Anderson's Columns
From 1997-2016

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

Information on our Proposition 2½

History of Attacks on Proposition 2½

New Debt Exclusion to End-Run Proposition 2½ (Pending) ― 2020
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Gov. Charlie 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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Regional Ballot Initiatives for Transportation Projects — 2018
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"Is it time to update Proposition 2½?"
December 9, 2014
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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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CLT's Proposition 2½
What It Does . . .
And Has Done For Taxpayers Since 1980

What CLT's Proposition 2½ saves you in your auto excise tax alone
― every year, year after year

1980 Secretary of State's Voter Information Booklet
Question 2 ― Proposition 2½
THE PROPOSED LAW

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

Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Report
of the Division of Local Mandates
(Created by Proposition 2½)
Calendar Years 1981-2016

Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services
Municipal Databank (Data Analytics)

See also:
Point of Reckoning: Two Decades of State Budget Trends

By Cameron Huff ● MassInc Policy Brief ● March 2008

The Fat-Cats’ Trojan Horse

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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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Including "Where Would You Cut?" (A CLT Exercise in Futility)
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CLT's History & Background
Find and contact your State Representative and State Senator Who are my elected officials - or - Massachusetts State Representatives ● Massachusetts State Senators
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Tax cuts of the ‘90s CLICK HERE
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Special Projects
*Better Late Than Never* This injustice has gone on for too long! TO REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THIS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE CLICK HERE
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