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Category Archives: Massachusetts
A Massachusetts Investment Banker Turned Politician Engages in Tax Chicanery. Inconceivable!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/09/1208031/-MA-Sen-Is-Gabriel-Gomez-a-tax-cheat http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2013/05/09/new-scott-brown-will-not-destroy-his-house-if-you-give-him-money/ http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/05/08/gomez-claimed-controversial-tax-deduction-home/skZgaV3aBoGflKtR03ZEEJ/story.html Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez of Massachusetts has a slight tax problem (boldface mine): Republican US Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez claimed a $281,500 income tax deduction in 2005 for pledging not to make any visible changes … Continue reading
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Don’t Forget to Vote!
There’s a US Senate primary today, and it’s contested in both parties. My thoughts on the Democratic side here.
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Massachusetts Dems: On Tuesday, Vote Markey
Given the bombings and their aftermath, most people probably don’t realize there’s a U.S. Senate primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday (I had forgotten until late last week and I follow this stuff). For what it’s worth (probably only my vote…), … Continue reading
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Taxes and Massachusetts: Let’s Look at the One Percent
So Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has proposed a $1.9 billion spending plan, about which I’ll say more late. The short version is that I think it’s good overall, but it only partially restores many of the Romney cuts in social … Continue reading
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An Inalienable Right to Not Be Insulted By Public Servants?
Having lived in a few states, I find that the Massachusetts Legislature is actually one of the more competent legislative bodies in the U.S. Mind you, that’s mostly damning with faint praise. Nonetheless, we are typically spared the routine legislative … Continue reading
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States, Sales Taxes, and Consumption: When Saving Isn’t an Option
There are days I really am glad I live in Massachusetts. We read in the NY Times that, in many Republican-governed states, there is a movement to shift the tax burden from corporations, estates, and income to sales taxes. Yes, … Continue reading
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Massachusetts’ Loss Is Planned Parenthood’s Gain
This week I received this email from Massachusetts state representative Martha (‘Marty’) Walz: I’m writing today to let you know I will resign from the House of Representatives in mid-February to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the … Continue reading
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Aaron Swartz: Politics, Governships, and Following the Potential Money
No, this post is not a posthumous dig at activist Aaron Swartz. But one thing to remember about all of this is that U.S. District Attorney Carmen Ortiz is viewed as a possible Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate–and is viewed very favorably … Continue reading
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TIMMS, Alabama, and Massachusetts: States Matter
Yesterday I argued that, if we want a good national educational policy, rather than ‘reform’, we should just have other states copy what Massachusetts does. When it comes to education, the completely unacknowledged issue is the state-to-state gap. Until we … Continue reading
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Instead of Racing to Tops or Not Leaving Children Behind, Why Don’t We Just Clone What Massachusetts Has Done?
The 2011 TIMMS international scholastic test results are out (I’ve written about TIMMS results before). I’ll have more to say about the results later–the Alabama-Massachusetts comparisons, my favorite*, are devastating. But, as a first pass, it’s worth noting that, once … Continue reading
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