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...will not solve the ultimate problem of property taxes: That they are regressive (that is, they aren't scaled according to income, so that elderly people on fixed incomes are increasingly driven out of their homes because they can't afford to pay the taxes). Nor will Question 1 cut property taxes, as long as localities have come to depend on property taxes to finance the essential services like police, fire protection, and schools. The real answer to the burden of property taxes will only come when the state passes a graduated income tax and uses the proceeds to support...
Business is fighting Question 1 not only in anticipation of the $265 millions shift, but also in hopes of a second cut--when homeowners start feeling the pain of 100 per cent valuation with tax hikes in the thousands of dollars, they'll descend on city halls throughout Massachusetts and demand budget cuts and tax rollbacks, and business will get the benefits of that...
Right now, the choice is clear: A tax cut for business and increases for homeowners with a NO vote on Question 1, versus keeping the distribution of the tax burden the same with a YES vote...
...interesting race is shaping up for the U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey between tax-cut trumpeter Jeffrey Bell and ex-New York Knick basketball star Bill Bradley...
According to Brustein's proposal, the number of annual HRDC productions at the Loeb would be cut from seven to four...