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This week, Question 5 – an MOA-inspired idea that would have strengthened our state’s revenue growth limit and triggered more taxpayer refunds – narrowly lost on the ballot.
While MOA is disappointed in the missed opportunity to address real concerns about the state’s affordability challenges and competitiveness, the measure elevated an important issue to the forefront of statewide debate. It also received support from blue-collar communities, showing conversations about tax relief and fiscal responsibility are resonating with Massachusetts residents.
Newly released data from the Tax Foundation shows this work is more important than ever.
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Competitiveness issues aren’t limited to Bay State ballots this election season.
Check out tax-related measures worth watching across the country.
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A focus on increasing competitiveness would make Massachusetts a more affordable place to live and work. Long term, it would also encourage increased charitable giving.
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Our latest Mass in a Minute video looks at the debate over Question 5, which would update the state’s revenue growth limit.
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Just in time for Halloween, MassBudget released its list of 28 ways to raise taxes. What could be scarier than that?
We dig into some of the most frightening proposals.
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A new @masstaxpayersfd report adds to the growing consensus that Massachusetts must prioritize affordability to stay competitive. Easing the tax burden is a good place to start.
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The debate over Question 5 raises an important competitiveness question for Massachusetts: how should growth in state revenues relate to growth in the wages and salaries of the taxpayers supporting the government? Whatever conclusion voters reach, that debate should begin with an accurate understanding of what the proposal does—and does not do.
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Government can grow, but not faster than the wages and salaries of the people paying the bills. f.mtr.cool/qjz63yn0py
Massachusetts residents are finding it harder and harder to afford the cost of living.
A gas tax holiday offers some relief, but residents need additional permanent reforms to make a difference in their utility bills.
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Home prices are climbing faster than incomes, and limited supply has made it increasingly difficult to find places to live.
But several new ideas – including legislation and a proposal headed to voters this November – could help reverse the trend.
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As MA freshmen settle into Econ 101, perhaps wealth-tax advocates should grab a seat. Lesson one: when you make it more expensive to live, invest, and do business, don’t be surprised when people and their money head for the exit.
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Over the past year, Massachusetts saw an overall decline in total private employment. While some industries added jobs, losses dominated across several industries that play an important role in our economy.
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Massachusetts lost nearly 13,000 of its highest earners between 2021 and 2023. Our latest Mass in a Minute video explores why that happened and why it matters.
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Proposed changes to MA's revenue growth limit will appear on the ballot this fall.
Opponents say it would hurt state revenue in tougher economic times, arguing that it would provide more tax refunds even during downturns.
The data disagrees. massopportunity.org/content/…
From 2017 to 2021, Mass. experienced steady year-over-year growth in the number of residents reporting $1M+ in adjusted gross income.
That trend reversed in 2022 — the same year the surtax on income over $1M appeared on the ballot.
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