Word: clt
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SUPPORTERS of the CLT petition are fond of ignoring these costs, arguing that the lower tax rate will bring enough new business into the state to turn the economy around. Such arguments betray a sad lack of concern for the thousands of Massachusetts residents whose lives and livelihoods would be devastated by the referenum's passage...
...also begs an obvious question: what kind of business will choose to operate in a state that allows its education system, police departments, fire departments, affordable housing programs and hospitals to be cut to the bone? CLT will drive away as much business as it attracts. No wonder numerous conservative business associations oppose its passage...
Weld's support for Question 3, the Citizens for Limited Taxation (CLT) tax and fee rollback intiative, raises further questions about both his economic judgment and his confidence in his ability to restructure state government. According to DRI, "passage and implementation of the CLT intiative would render the current Massachusetts recession longer than it needs to be, and the negative impacts will linger at least through fiscal year...
Fearing its disastrous effects on education, educational authorities, including the presidents of Harvard, Tufts, Boston College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, strongly oppose the CLT intiative. Silber has consistently held a principled stance against both the passage of Question 3, choosing to rely instead on his proven ability to eliminate bureaucratic waste...
Moreover, should the electorate vote in favor of the CLT intiative, Silber has vowed to block permanently its implementation with all the legal means at his disposal. Weld has refused to do likewise. The staff's support for Weld is contradictory in light of its strong opposition to Question...