TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
11/12/2019	PAUL	MCCLUSKEY	None	Melrose	Massachusetts	We pay enough in gas taxes we don’t need to pay any more. Enough is enough, it is shameful how you are trying to sneak this tax through. We pay enough in gas taxes we don’t need to pay any more. Enough is enough, it is shameful how you are trying to sneak this tax through.	-
11/12/2019	James	Christensen	Democrat	Lawrence	Massachusetts	This is an illegal bureaucracy created tax and cannot be allowed. This is an illegal bureaucracy created tax and cannot be allowed.	-
11/12/2019	Marisa	Gove	Independent	Marshfield	Massachusetts	I do not want this,I voted against the gas tax,this is an awful sneaky way of getting it! I do not want this,I voted against the gas tax,this is an awful sneaky way of getting it!	-
11/12/2019	robert	cline	registered voter	douglas	Massachusetts	i drive 65 miles one way a day to work 5 days a week this would ad a real burden to my commute i drive 65 miles one way a day to work 5 days a week this would ad a real burden to my commute	-
11/12/2019	Ronald	Karcz	Citizen	Lawrence	Massachusetts	Please don't foist a gas tax on us and disguise it as some kind of "initiative". It's a tax and taxes should be raised through the legislature. If our legislators are afraid to... read more Please don't foist a gas tax on us and disguise it as some kind of "initiative". It's a tax and taxes should be raised through the legislature. If our legislators are afraid to add a gas tax because of possible voter disapproval, it shouldn't be done at all.	-
11/12/2019	Brian	Joyce	Voter	Bellingham	Massachusetts	A tax is a tax no matter how it’s disguised. Trying to slide this thru or past the voters in Massachusetts without those voters having a say at the ballot box should not be allowed, put it to a... read more A tax is a tax no matter how it’s disguised. Trying to slide this thru or past the voters in Massachusetts without those voters having a say at the ballot box should not be allowed, put it to a vote and let the voters decide.	-
11/12/2019	David	Lawrence	Republican	Pepperell	Massachusetts	This is a tax scheme pure and simple! No tax increase without debate and a vote. This is a tax scheme pure and simple! No tax increase without debate and a vote.	-
11/12/2019	Brian	Hamilton	Mass tax payer and voter	Douglas	Massachusetts	This is offensive and illegal. Random, unelected, unaccountable “.orgs” have no right to raise taxes (which unsurprisingly always manage to enrich themselves). This will simply punish... read more This is offensive and illegal. Random, unelected, unaccountable “.orgs” have no right to raise taxes (which unsurprisingly always manage to enrich themselves). This will simply punish working men and women under the guise of stopping imaginary “climate change”. I predict this will hasten the mass exodus from high tax blue states, eventually leaving no working citizens to tax. Restore democracy, allow lawmakers make the law.	-
11/12/2019	Ray	Goodrow	None	South Deerfield	Massachusetts	I adamantly oppose this taxation without representation. I disagree with it completely. Pols forced us to drive fuel efficient cars and now they claim they don’t have money for bridges and roads.... read more I adamantly oppose this taxation without representation. I disagree with it completely. Pols forced us to drive fuel efficient cars and now they claim they don’t have money for bridges and roads. The cost to build them in MA is obscene compared to other states. Reduce your spending and there will be plenty of money for bridges and roads. NO SECRET TAX!!!	-
11/12/2019	George	Palmer	None	Leominster	Massachusetts	This is an unnecessary tax that will Do we want to be taxed to give our commonwealth... read more This is an unnecessary tax that will Do we want to be taxed to give our commonwealth more money to waste to feed the phony supposedly reps for our state. NO WAY	-
11/12/2019	Tim	Sheehy	none	wrentham	Massachusetts	I strongly oppose TCI for the following reasons: 1) it is taxation without representation 2) related to above, the manner in which this TAX is being rammed down our throats without... read more I strongly oppose TCI for the following reasons: 1) it is taxation without representation 2) related to above, the manner in which this TAX is being rammed down our throats without the legislature is cowardly and probably unconstitutional.	-
11/12/2019	Marcia	Kuchta	Independent	Wellesley Hills	Massachusetts	I vehemently oppose the TCI tax and the manner in which it is being attempted to be implemented. I vehemently oppose the TCI tax and the manner in which it is being attempted to be implemented.	-
11/12/2019	David	Kempf	Mass resident	Greenfield	Massachusetts	Please vote no on TCI Please vote no on TCI	-
11/12/2019	Lisa	Gillum	Citizen	mashpee	Massachusetts	This proposed policy for low-carbon transportation is a blatant effort to disguise a gas tax increase. It’s a very deceitful attempt by TCI to institute a carbon tax without a vote by our... read more This proposed policy for low-carbon transportation is a blatant effort to disguise a gas tax increase. It’s a very deceitful attempt by TCI to institute a carbon tax without a vote by our lawmakers. As I understand it they plan to carry out their policy design through a “cap-and trade” system for motor fuel carbon emissions, more honestly referred to as a gas tax. Some in the Massachusetts government prefer to think of TCI as a regulation and not a tax, thus not requiring legislative approval. Call it what you will - we will all be paying more for gas just to support more wasteful and inefficient government spending. To implement this policy without the support of the elected representatives of my state government is grossly irresponsible. If and when my elected representatives have the opportunity to consider and vote on it, I want the opportunity to hold them accountable for this tax. I consider the intent of this initiative to be fundamentally flawed.	-
11/12/2019	Margaret	McMahon	independent unaffiliated	Rockport	Massachusetts	TCI is attempting to bypass the democratic process by pushing through a tax increase without forcing the legislature to take a vote. This is wrong! There must be a vote! And the vote should be NO... TCI is attempting to bypass the democratic process by pushing through a tax increase without forcing the legislature to take a vote. This is wrong! There must be a vote! And the vote should be NO.	-
11/12/2019	John	Hanlon	None	Medway	Massachusetts	No to hidden taxes! No to $4 per gallon gas like CA! We’re 47th in the nation in transportation. Our “T” is broken. Our roads are in a shambles compared to other states that I travel. The moneys... read more No to hidden taxes! No to $4 per gallon gas like CA! We’re 47th in the nation in transportation. Our “T” is broken. Our roads are in a shambles compared to other states that I travel. The moneys have been misspent. Clean up your act first!	-
11/12/2019	Barbara	Mell	Retired	Abington	Massachusetts	This TCI is nothing but a subversive attempt to impose a new version of the automatic gas tax that we, the voters, said HELL NO to in 2014. Not everyone in Massachusetts is asleep. And those of... read more This TCI is nothing but a subversive attempt to impose a new version of the automatic gas tax that we, the voters, said HELL NO to in 2014. Not everyone in Massachusetts is asleep. And those of us who aren't are going to spread the word, as far and wide as we can, and expose you for the crooks you are. We will know who NOT to vote for in the future.	-
11/12/2019	Barbara	Wales	Mass Resident	Newton	Massachusetts	The congressional reps do not listen to the residents. And this must stop. We THE PEOPLE do not want you to force these taxes upon us in an unjust manner The congressional reps do not listen to the residents. And this must stop. We THE PEOPLE do not want you to force these taxes upon us in an unjust manner	-
11/12/2019	William	Campbell	Independent	Woodstock Valley	Connecticut	Please do not allow this to go through. It is another tax on us. If you want to push this through, please put it to a vote. Let the taxpayer decide. Please do not allow this to go through. It is another tax on us. If you want to push this through, please put it to a vote. Let the taxpayer decide.	-
11/12/2019	Robert	Keyworth	Owner	North Weymouth	Massachusetts	I am totally against this TCI initiative. It is another attempt to raise taxes in general, and this is not a good thing for Massacusetts. It would be in the best interests of the... read more I am totally against this TCI initiative. It is another attempt to raise taxes in general, and this is not a good thing for Massacusetts. It would be in the best interests of the state and any policy maker/pusher involved to distance themselves from this initiative. Rob - Weymouth, MA	-

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