by Julie Champion | Feb 7, 2018 | Boston Herald |
By Boston Herald Editorial Staff “Whether to amend the Constitution so we have a graduated income tax is an extraordinary public policy question,” said Kevin Martin, attorney for the plaintiffs. “It’s an independent public policy issue which deserves independent...
by Julie Champion | Feb 4, 2018 | Boston Herald |
By the Associated Press “It is not about whether creating a new graduated income tax is good public policy or bad public policy,” said Christopher Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council. Opponents of a so-called “millionaire...
by Julie Champion | Jan 22, 2018 | Boston Herald |
By William Weld Not so long ago, this commonwealth was universally known as “Taxachusetts.” It was not a term of affection. The state’s unemployment rate was about 10 percent — the highest of all the 11 industrial states. The secretary of Administration and Finance...
by Julie Champion | Dec 12, 2017 | Boston Herald |
By Bob McGovern Business groups fighting to block the so-called millionaire tax from next year’s statewide ballot say the proposed constitutional amendment is “truly radical” and should not go to the voters, according to a brief filed with the state’s highest court....
by Julie Champion | Dec 12, 2017 | Boston Herald |
By Editorial Staff It’s easy to complain that the proposed “millionaire’s tax” set to go before Massachusetts voters next year is just a cynical effort to squeeze the wealthy to fund more government jobs. Easy, because it happens to be true. But it’s even more...
by Julie Champion | Oct 4, 2017 | Boston Herald |
By Herald Staff An alliance of business groups is poking sharp holes in the effort to establish a millionaire’s tax in Massachusetts, arguing in a new lawsuit not just that the proposed constitutional amendment is bad policy (it is) but that it is constitutionally...
