What industry will be under attack here next?
Gov. Patrick wants to crack down on the candy and soft-drink manufacturers by imposing a 5-percent tax on purchases of those products. They’re not good for you he says, not to mention that taxing them would raise another $121.5 million for the state.
He wants the auto manufacturers to [...]
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What will they think of taxing next?
Posted in Massachusetts politics, State issues, Uncategorized on Feb 3rd, 2009 Comments
Casino proponents, including Gov. Deval Patrick, are not going to like the report issued this morning by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation which raises serious questions about the revenue potential legal gaming holds for the state.
The MTF analysis states the governor’s estimates regarding the amount of money the state can expect to receive from new resort [...]
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Nelson Benton is editorial page editor of The Salem News. Over the past four decades he has covered all the cities and towns of the North Shore, as well as the Statehouse. His political column appears every Friday on the Opinion page. Categories
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