2008 Election: Going All-In Edition
It always seems like a good idea to make some predictions surrounding a big election day if for no other reason than to piss people off one last time before the big day. I’m sticking with state issues this year as national politics couldn’t get any less interesting. The presidential race in particular has proven itself more sitcom than future of the free world.
So lets start at the bottom with the Massachusetts ballot questions.
Question One: State Personal Income Tax
This proposed law would reduce the state personal income tax rate to 2.65% for all categories of taxable income for the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and would eliminate the tax for all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010. The personal income tax applies to income received or gain realized by individuals and married couples, by estates of deceased persons, by certain trustees [...]
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Question 2 on tonights Council Agenda
No idea what direction this will go in. Apparently the City Council felt it was OK to bypass the traditional public hearing aspect of government; I would guess that’s due in part to 71% of Bay State residents already showing their support for Question 2 in last months Suffolk University poll. Here’s the item as it appears on tonights agenda.
Request the City Council of the City of Worcester adopt a resolution for going on record in opposition to Question 2 ballot referendum that will decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. (Haller)
No surprise that District 4 Councilor, Barbara Haller entered this one. I hear she is also working on a resolution which will place all blame for District 4’s issues on video games and soda pop.
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