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	<title>WillBrownsberger.com &#187; taxes</title>
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	<description>State Senator -- 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex -- Democrat</description>
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		<title>Off Topic &#8211; How’d the national debt get so huge?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/7841</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/7841#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Carlson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting study &#8211; see the original document (quick read, 8 pages, simple-to-understand, good graphics) at: http://www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/Fact_Sheets/Economic_Policy/drivers_federal_debt_since_2001.pdf How’d the national debt get so huge? In 2001, the Congressional Budget Office forecast that the nation’s publicly-held debt would be eliminated by 2006, and a surplus of $2.3 trillion would have accumulated by now. Instead, the federal government is now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An exchange about policy on economic growth</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/5109</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I left David Chase and Jim Sloman know that I liked this article on pro-growth economic policies and asked for their comments and they had the exchange reproduced below. As a state representative, I focus on matters of state policy and especially on those matters of state policy where there is some potential for action. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being from a blue state this is worth reading</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/5001</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JamesSloman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Mass. has been more responsible than the poster children of state irresponsibility Michael Gerson&#8217;s column is worth noting. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/11/AR2010111106084.html?wpisrc=nl_pmopinions]]></description>
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		<title>Sales tax on alcohol – other taxes, and other consumer savings</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/4856</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/4856#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnBowe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a bit of press about the drive to repeal the sales tax on alcohol. Personally, I&#8217;m not crazy about paying an extra $1.25 on a case of Harpoon IPA. I have some questions (which I can&#8217;t find answers to on the state web site) and a suggestion. Questions: What other taxes are there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transparency Improvements Passed</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/4383</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April, the House, with leadership support, passed two big steps in the right direction on financial transparency.  The Senate, during budget debate, approved roughly the same measures, making their final passage highly likely.
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		<title>Overlay Reserve Account Issue</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/4170</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would support this law change if it were subject to a vote of the people consistent with the spirit of Proposition 2.5.  As written right now, there is no such provision for a local electoral vote and I expect to vote against the change.  I will make my final decision after listening to debate on the floor.]]></description>
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		<title>Dazzled by the stars</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/3657</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I voted with a surprisingly small minority to curtail the state&#8217;s film tax credit, which was expanded under the leadership of former speaker Sal DiMasi. Mike Widmer, the President of the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation, has stated that &#8220;All the evidence shows that it is a very costly tax credit with minimal economic impact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trip to NH</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2429</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Lenkauskas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While on a trip to NH to look for a &#8220;new address&#8221; I stopped at BJ&#8217;s Wholesale in Nashua. I actually had a hard time finding a NH license plate! 8 out of 10 were MA Plates doing there shopping in tax free NH! Nashua was PACKED! all those people with jobs catering to MA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taxes, environment and energy</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2385</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2385#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JimGraves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keep up the good work. The tax that makes sense to me is increasing gas taxes and spending the money on, in priority order:  expanded mass transit (this helps drivers too by reducing congestion and wear and tear on the road), roads and bridges.  Making gas more expensive makes sense from a global warming perspective.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increased income tax proposal</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2288</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2288#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Draper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was disappointed to read in the Belmont Citizen-Herald that you are proposing a bill to raise taxes on those making more than $140,000 per year to 7.5% per annum. In these economically difficult times, I believe that the state should be looking for ways to decrease taxes in order to encourage more business expansion. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s your limit Will?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2277</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2277#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Lenkauskas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I personally remain prepared to go further and increase the gas tax to better fund both roads and transit infrastructure.&#8221; You voted for the sales tax, you voted to Tax the Tax on beer and wine(ya that&#8217;s right! you taxed a tax!) What won&#8217;t you tax? Should I just sign over my check to you? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I wonder</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/2273</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Lenkauskas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[speak out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the legislature reverse this rediculous sales tax increase once they realize they have caused the loss of jobs? as long as they get the free lunches, per diem&#8217;s, staff that (publiuc has no right to know about) 2010 , I hope the people of massachusetts say ENOUGH !]]></description>
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		<title>Voting for the FY2010 Budget</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/1693</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/1693#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensions & benefits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I voted this afternoon for the FY2010 budget which passed with 110 votes in the House and 31 in the Senate, in both branches more than the 2/3 needed to override a possible veto. Here are some of the key considerations weighing in support of my vote to balance the budget, which includes the controversial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reform before Revenue &#8212; Scheduling Difficulties</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/992</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/992#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the main things to underline at this stage are: (a) nothing at all is settled yet about the budget, reform or revenue; (b) all the major players endorse the principle of reform before revenue and are trying to do the right thing.]]></description>
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		<title>Voting for a sales tax increase</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/878</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/878#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local aid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even with the sales tax increase, the budget will sustain deep cuts and Massachusetts will have a roughly average tax burden compared to other states.  The increase will fund local aid, Big Dig debt and limited restorations of key programs.]]></description>
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		<title>Income tax reform</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/392</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/392#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A proposal to raise the personal income tax exemption and simultaneously raise the rate -- so as to make the income tax more progressive --  has merit, but it is not politically viable at this time.]]></description>
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		<title>Money Issues in 2009-2010</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/498</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/498#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An outline of the financial issues that will be front and center throughout the coming legislative session.]]></description>
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		<title>Gas Tax</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/388</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/388#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most feedback to me has been overwhelmingly supportive of the gas tax -- simple, fairer than high tolls, environmentally sound, definitely needed, a broad-based mechanism to fund a broadly-used commonwealth asset.]]></description>
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		<title>Gas tax increase</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/204</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/204#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A conversation is developing about the gas tax and also about how to protect low and middle-income tax payers from additional financial stress. Currently the gas tax is at 21 cents per gallon.   Some neighboring states have gas taxes twice that high.   If we doubled the gas tax to 42 cents per gallon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does the House of Representatives propose to close the FY2009 budget gap?</title>
		<link>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/597</link>
		<comments>http://willbrownsberger.com/index.php/archives/597#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Brownsberger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The major elements of the emerging House approach to the budget are essentially the same as in the Governor&#8217;s proposal, except that, instead of casino revenues, the House proposes to levy a cigarette tax. There are remaining differences about the exact parameters of the corporate tax increase, but the broad outlines appear to be set [...]]]></description>
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