Ballot Question 1 Results By the Numbers
$7,000,000 in Union
dues and Union in-kind contributions swelled our opponents War Chest and
overwhelmed our private fundraising efforts.
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gave voters a choice to end the income tax, we thank you with all our hearts for
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9 Reasons to Vote YES on Question 1 to End the Income Tax1. Ending the income tax will give back $3,700 average, each to 3,400,000 Massachusetts workers and taxpayers. Not just once. Every year. This tax cut is a $3,700 a year pay raise for you and your neighbors. 2. It will take $12.5 billion out of the hands of Big Government and put it back into the hands of the men and women who earned it.
3. Ending the income tax will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in Massachusetts. 4. It will force the state legislature to streamline and cut government waste. 5. It will force the state legislature to get rid of failed, flawed Big Government programs that don’t work and that make things worse. 6. Ending the income tax will make the legislature accountable to workers and taxpayers – instead of government employees, lobbyists and special interests who profit from high government spending. 7. It will allow Massachusetts to become a magnet to productive businesses and individuals. 8. It will help millions of families to pay for the rising cost of gas, food, and heating oil and to pay off credit cards, school loans, and other debt. It will save thousands of families from home foreclosure and bankruptcy. 9. By making the Massachusetts tax burden more affordable, more of our young people will be able to stay in Massachusetts near their family, friends, and homes. Your neighbors, your friends, your family need YOU to vote YES on 1 to END the Income Tax. Vote YES on 1 this November 4th. ![]() Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennesse, Texas, Washington, Wyoming Let's add Massachusetts to the list! Vote Yes on Question 1. Frequently Asked Questions
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Examples of Massachusetts government waste:
- The Big Dig
- $6 billion excess/year in exorbitant govt. employee retirement pay
- $Billions excess/year in govt. employee medical benefits
- Double dipping pensions
- $1B hand-outs for multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical companies
- $100k/yr sign painters on Mass Pike
- $70k/yr toll takers who MAKE CHANGE
- $138 million handout to multi-millionaire movie stars
- $150 million paid to business lobby group for work worth $12 million
- Theft of Longfellow Bridge parts, cash machines, cash registers
- Public land giveaways to developers