Referendum List in Massachusetts

[Total Refected Power]

Some of the more interesting ones in no particular order:

1. Lower income tax from 5.95 to 5.0%. It passed

2. Universal health-care. It lossed

3. Criminals have limited voting rights. It passed

4. Deduct charitable donations off state tax. It passed

5. Deduct tolls and car excise tax. It lossed

6. Ban betting on dog racing. It lossed.

7. New treatment option for drug offenders. It lossed.

 

[Windogg]

Can I still call it The People's Commonwealth of Taxichusetts?

Windogg

 

[Total Refected Power]

Windogg: Of course!!! More like the People's Rebublic.

 

[Windogg]

I use "Commonwealth" instead of "Republic" because Massachusetts just wants to be different. I still say "DMV" as opposed to "RMV". Other states have "Propositions" and Mass has "Questions" Plus all the small town have funny offices I've never even heard of back in New York.

Windogg

 

[optoman]

My thoughts on the results:

1.

2. Mixed about this one. Never truely understood it and I think its not up to the public. I think its too complex of an issue.

3. If you do the crime then you lose the rights. (I know that doesn't rhyme.)

4. More money for charities is a good thing as long as it is not abused.

5. This is a good thing because it makes the people who use the pike pay for it. Otherwise, the cost would of been spread out over the general population.

6. It was too harsh of a law. They need to regulate the dog tracks better to make sure that the animals are being treated fairly. If this would of passed, a lot of people would of lost their livelyhood.

7.

 

[Gibson486]

My thoughts

1. that .95% will be taken out of the "rainy day fund" or whatever you call it. It should not have passed.

2.No comment

3.I agree

4.No comment, I get money back either way.

5.decduction in tolls means increase in taxes....could be a good thing that it passed though in the longrun.

6. There would have been some loophole in the law anyways....

7. I do not want my tax $$ to pay for extra progams that will probably not work half teh time.

 

[Big Bwana]

and every town has a south street, an elm st., main st., birch st., lexington st., cambridge st., harvard st......

where the hell am I?

BB

 

[Windogg]

You forgot Boylston and Washington.