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$47.3 Billion is the total state government budget for this year(2008). The often-used $28.2 billion “budget” figure is only a fraction. There are actually a total of four categories of the complete budget: Statutory Budgeted Spending, NON-Budgeted Spending, Capital Spending, and Expendable Trust Spending. Go to this link right now to see the TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET. Then go to page 320 of the pdf (page 312 of the government report) titled "Ten-Year Schedule Of Expenditures And Other Financing Uses By Secretariat June 30, 2007." Then print our flyer linked here: "Why Haven’t You Been Told These Things about Ballot Question 1?" and share the truth about the TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET to your friends, co-workers and loved ones. And be sure to go to this link to see how city and town governments spend an additional $22 billion every year: Total Massachusetts City and Town Government Income and Spending!
9 Reasons Your Neighbors Need You to Vote YES to End the Income Tax
1. Ending the income tax will give back $3,700 average, each to 3,400,000 Massachusetts workers and taxpayers. Not just once. Every year. Many of your neighbors will get the biggest pay hike they’ve seen in 5 or 10 years. 2. It will take $12.5 billion out of the hands of Big Government and put it back into the hands of the men and women who earned it. This 27% cut in the state budget will leave politicians on Beacon Hill with $35 billion to spend every year - more than enough to provide essential government services, It will leave city and town governments with an additional $22 billion every year. City, town and the state government politicians of Massachusetts will still spend $16,700 per taxpayer every year, even after we end the income tax. 3. Ending the income tax will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in Massachusetts. 4. It will force the state legislature to streamline and cut government waste. 5. It will force the state legislature to get rid of failed, flawed Big Government programs that don’t work and that make things worse. Or that can be done cheaper and more effectively by businesses, individuals and private charity. 6. Ending the income tax will make the legislature accountable to workers and taxpayers – instead of government employees, lobbyists and special interests who profit from high government spending. 7. It will allow Massachusetts to become a magnet to productive businesses and individuals. More good jobs. 8. It will help millions of families to pay for the high cost of gas, food, and heating oil and to pay off credit cards, school loans, and other debt. It will save thousands of families from home foreclosure and bankruptcy. 9. By making the Massachusetts tax burden more affordable, more of our young people will be able to stay in Massachusetts near their family, friends, and homes.
"41% Waste" in Massachusetts State Government SpendingSurvey reveals that voters see massive waste of taxpayer dollars
"One factor contributing to voters’ pessimistic views toward the direction of the state is their perception that the state government wastes more than 40% of their tax dollars." "On average, MA voters estimate that the state government wastes 41 cents out of every dollar in state taxes that they pay. Even voters who think the state is headed in the right direction feel that more than one-third of their tax dollars are being wasted." Survey Question: "How many CENTS out of every dollar you pay in state taxes would you say is WASTED by the state government?”
RESPONSE:
From All Voters: $0.41 of every dollar is wasted by government
From Voters who believe that the state is heading in the Right Direction: $0.35 of every dollar is wasted by government
From Voters who believe that the state is headed in the Wrong Direction: $0.45 of every dollar is wasted by government Source: April 2008 survey by Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates released by Citizens for Limited Taxation Link to survey
Historic Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston revived its legacy as the "Cradle of Liberty" last Saturday when over 511 supporters of Question 1 rallied to END the Income Tax.
Michael Graham, Talk Host for WTKK 96.9 FM, brought down the house as he lampooned Massachusetts Big Government tax & spend bureaucrats. A lineup of 9 other speakers, including several candidates who support Question 1, enlightened attendees with their diverse perspectives and insights into Massachusetts state and local government.
We thank all our distinguished speakers and especially our supporters for coming out on a beautiful Saturday to experience history in the making. Special thanks to Citizens for Limited Taxation, event organizer Bob French, Alvin Anders, Nina Haskins, Garrett Quinn, Kamal Jain, Evan Rooney and many others who made the rally a success.
For More InformationIf you are visiting our website to get more information on Ballot Question 1 to END the income tax, please bookmark this page and visit us frequently. We will be updating this site with more information on why voting YES to END the income tax is the best vote you can cast for the 3,400,000 workers and taxpayers in Massachusetts. We are a small grassroots campaign doing all we can to get the word out to voters. Unlike our opposition which gets millions of dollars in donations from large government unions, we rely primarily on volunteers and small donors. We'd love to answer all your emails, but it is simply not possible, especially this close to the election. We will do our best to answer all your questions by posting information at this website. So please visit us regularly - and please send your friends to take a look too. You can also call our phone information line every week, as we will be updating it as much as we can with new information. That number is: 508-630-9520
Our goal is to reach and persuade 1,600,000 voters to vote “YES” to END the State Income Tax. While our opponents will spend millions of advertising dollars urging and scaring people to vote "no", paying more than $10 for each "no" vote -- you and we can lock in the FIRST 1,000,000 "Yes" votes for just 4.4 cents a vote. We're buying and distributing yard signs and bumper stickers now. We need to put 10,000 yard signs up as soon as we can. And get 10,000 bumper stickers in the hands of our supporters.
We need to build our advertising budget. We need $150,000 now to get it rolling. Will you help?
Many thanks to those who donated and helped so far to END the Income Tax! Our opposition will spend millions of dollars to try to defeat us. The good news is we have the winning message: No More Income Tax! But we need funds now. Please help us pay for and run the best END the Income Tax campaign possible! PLEASE DONATE TODAY!
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