Get Connected

Below are the revenue debates happening right now in our communities and in our Commonwealth. They are included here because they have been proposed as a solution or exist as a barrier to restoring the public structures that keep our communities healthy (e.g by educating our children, keeping our roads repaired, our water clean, and our businesses thriving in a stable economy.) You can read more here about how a policy qualifies to apper on the Get Connected page. Click on each link below to see background information on the issue, sample arguments for and against, and links to groups active in each debate.

Casinos

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Tax - Closing Loopholes

Gas Tax

State Income Tax

Proposition 2½

Increasing the Sales Tax

Finally, an excellent primer on tax policy in Massachusetts can be found at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center.