Feb 4, 2018 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
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...
Jan 22, 2018 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
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...
Dec 12, 2017 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
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....
Dec 12, 2017 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
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...
Oct 4, 2017 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
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...
Oct 4, 2017 | Boston Herald, Council in the News
By Marie Szaniszlo ““When you amend the constitution, you prevent the Legislature from touching it. The process of setting taxing and spending policy via amendments will open the floodgates to a series of constitutional amendments,” Anderson said.” A...
