Word: clt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Positions: Clapprood is opposed to CLT. She is pro-choice. She opposes the death penalty and supports gun control. Republican...
...Citizens for Limited Taxation (CLT) petition has received the bulk of the media's attention in recent months, but Massachusetts voters will also decide the fate of five other ballot referenda tomorrow...
Question 5, like the CLT petition, sounds enticing but should be resisted. The referendum would set aside 40 percent of state taxes for aid to cities and towns. Consequently, the state would have to cut back on funding for health-care, education, hazardous waste clean-up and other vital needs. Allocation of these resources should remain in the hands of the state. We endorse a NO vote on Question...
Question 3--a sweeping reform initiative sponsored by the Citizens for Limited Taxation (CLT)--is a direct result of the tide of voter anger engendered by this sorry state of affairs. If passed, the referendum would roll back all state taxes and fees to their 1988 levels, thereby cutting forcing legislators to cuts more than $1 billion from the state budget. The goal is an admirable one; Massachusetts clearly needs to take concrete steps toward balancing its swollen budget deficit...
...that yet--and that's pathetic. But arbitrarily cutting taxes won't teach them that lesson, either. However, it will widen the state's appalling spending/revenue gap. It will put people out of work. It will put people on the streets. It will deprive people of quality police protection. CLT hurts people...