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...realistic, next week’s election looks bad for Lieutenant Governor Kerry M. Healey ’82. The Republican nominee for governor trailed Democrat Deval L. Patrick ’78 by 27 percent in a poll released last week, indicating that a Democrat might sit in the corner office of the State House for the first time since 1991. But as the end of the campaign draws near, Healey deserves another look and the opportunity to earn your vote. If elected, she will maintain balance in the state government and promote sound policies. While Patrick?...
...campaigned vigorously to reduce the state income tax to five percent. The voters supported such a rollback in 2000, but a recalcitrant legislature has refused to heed their will, even while the state enjoys a budget surplus. Although he has not specifically stated that he will raise taxes, Patrick has refused to sign the “no new taxes” pledge, leaving voters to suspect that a tax hike would be a distinct possibility under his administration...
...proposals to ensure that the state would not dip too much into its rainy day fund. Over the last four years, a $3 billion state deficit has been converted into a $1 billion surplus, thanks in no small part to the executive branch’s restraint. Patrick will not exercise such discipline. The presence of a Democrat who might support a tax increase and who will not veto its appropriations will only embolden the legislature to spend more, sending the state into fiscal peril once again...
Intangible leadership ability, an inspirational life story, and a message of hope won Deval L. Patrick ’78 the Democratic nomination for governor last month. These qualities continue to set him apart, but in the upcoming election, Patrick’s main draw is his focus on key issues affecting the state. In contrast to his major opponent, Lieutenant Governor Kerry M. Healey ’82, his policies will move Massachusetts in a new and positive direction and provide tangible benefits for students...
...Republican model of lowering income taxes, which Deval Patrick ardently opposes, has starved the state’s cities and towns of necessary funds. Infrastructure costs do not decrease with income tax breaks; money to educate children, put police on the street, and maintain public places has to come from somewhere. Without state assistance, property taxes have become the primary alternative source for local revenue and have skyrocketed. This is alarming because high property taxes put a disproportionate burden on those with the least means or fixed income—the poor and the elderly. High property taxes also hurt...