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2/16/2020 |
Kim |
Hart |
Tax payer |
Fitchburg |
Massachusetts |
NO TO A TAX. This is a farce to create more regulations costing businesses more and passing this it on to consumers. Another do nothing government department designed to tax its citizens. You are... read more NO TO A TAX. This is a farce to create more regulations costing businesses more and passing this it on to consumers. Another do nothing government department designed to tax its citizens. You are a complete joke.
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2/17/2020 |
Susan |
Dion |
Tax payer |
Bridgewater |
Massachusetts |
As a tax payer in this state I do not think it is up to the governor to make this decision. We should be able to vote on it. As a tax payer in this state I do not think it is up to the governor to make this decision. We should be able to vote on it. |
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2/26/2020 |
Tammy |
Fisher |
Tax payer |
Northfield |
Massachusetts |
So sick and tired jf getting taxed all the time less in pay now less uncome tax return higher health care grocery cost and on and on enough is too much So sick and tired jf getting taxed all the time less in pay now less uncome tax return higher health care grocery cost and on and on enough is too much |
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2/27/2020 |
Tammy |
Holman |
Tax payer |
Hallowell |
Maine |
The proposal to increase gas tax is going to cripple the poor who already struggle with transportation. They will be even less likely to have their own vehicles and the costs of public... read more The proposal to increase gas tax is going to cripple the poor who already struggle with transportation. They will be even less likely to have their own vehicles and the costs of public transportation will increase. This will impact their ability to work, get an education and get themselves and children to medical care. It will impact single parents and impose a great burden on the elderly. STOP THE TAXES!!!! |
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2/28/2020 |
Robert |
Errickson |
Tax payer |
Etna |
Maine |
I travel 60 miles a day just to go to work and I can’t afford any more taxes on gasoline! An electric vehicle is not economical for me ! I travel 60 miles a day just to go to work and I can’t afford any more taxes on gasoline! An electric vehicle is not economical for me ! |
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12/1/2019 |
James |
McGowan |
Tax Payer and Driver |
Pepperell |
Massachusetts |
This is nothing but another gasoline tax masquerading as something else. Massachusetts state government is loaded, top to bottom, with graft and corruption. I have no faith that any of this... read more This is nothing but another gasoline tax masquerading as something else. Massachusetts state government is loaded, top to bottom, with graft and corruption. I have no faith that any of this money would be used for stated purposes. I am opposed to the Transportation Climate Initiative. |
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10/30/2019 |
Doug |
Walch |
tax payer and resident |
Wilson |
New York |
How much more tax are you adding per gallon of gasoline for this :initiative"? Is the public going to be made aware of the additional taxes? read more How much more tax are you adding per gallon of gasoline for this :initiative"? Is the public going to be made aware of the additional taxes? |
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12/2/2019 |
Carl |
Carey jr |
TAX Payer and Voter |
Lynn |
Massachusetts |
In 2014 we voted NO to increasing a gas tax. This TCI is a tax and should be put to a vote. Legalize Gambling and steal that revenue. Did you people ever study how this country was founded? Go... read more In 2014 we voted NO to increasing a gas tax. This TCI is a tax and should be put to a vote. Legalize Gambling and steal that revenue. Did you people ever study how this country was founded? Go back and read our history....Years of your mishandling and mismanagement of our taxes doesn't warrant you to reach into our pockets again. I'll drive to NH and get gas and do ALL my shopping there...I'll buy 4 5gal gas cans and fill them there. PUT IT TO A VOTE! |
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12/1/2019 |
William |
White |
Tax payer, constituent, what difference does it make? |
Falmouth |
Massachusetts |
Beacon Hill steals more than its fair share of my tax dollars as it is. Now you want to dip your hand into my wallet again. I guarantee the would not pass if it was on a ballot. Sick of being... read more Beacon Hill steals more than its fair share of my tax dollars as it is. Now you want to dip your hand into my wallet again. I guarantee the would not pass if it was on a ballot. Sick of being robbed by the politicians in Massachusetts. Sick of having global warming/climate initiatives being rammed down my throat. As soon as I’m in a position to move I’m heading to NH. |
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11/16/2019 |
PAUL |
KLEINWALD |
Tax paying citizen |
Great Barrington |
Massachusetts |
Stopping pollution is a great idea. Attempting to interfere with climate change is beyond pitiful human endeavor.
Twelve thousand years ago North Africa including Egypt was lush... read more Stopping pollution is a great idea. Attempting to interfere with climate change is beyond pitiful human endeavor.
Twelve thousand years ago North Africa including Egypt was lush with vegetation and rainfall. The populations at that time were tiny compared to modern day. The people of the time did not cause the climate to change any more than people do now. The totality of human efforts have minuscule effect compared to the forces of the solar system.
Government officials never saw a tax or a regulation they did not want to grab. You waste the sweat of the people on folly. This is but another example of your folly and righteous lust. I object and call you out for what you are, intellectual idiots. |
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12/4/2019 |
tony |
zatoonian |
tax paying citizen |
waltham |
Massachusetts |
You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but that never stops the legislature from trying to figure out a way!!! Mass government is overpaid, over bloated, over nepotized and GREEDY!!! If you... read more You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but that never stops the legislature from trying to figure out a way!!! Mass government is overpaid, over bloated, over nepotized and GREEDY!!! If you would stop overpaying these nepotized jobs and WASTING tax payer money, there would be plenty to get things done. You legislators should be ASHAMED for the NON-STOP ways you try to squeeze us unfortunate residents of this WASTEFULL and CORRUPT state! |
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12/15/2019 |
Mark |
Kolnsberg |
tax paying citizen |
Beverly |
Massachusetts |
I do not support the TCI. Making taxes higher on working private sector citizens to fight climate change is a waste of our hard earned money as anything we do in Massachusetts to lower CO2... read more I do not support the TCI. Making taxes higher on working private sector citizens to fight climate change is a waste of our hard earned money as anything we do in Massachusetts to lower CO2 emissions will not create any global impact due to the CO2 emissions of India and China.
TCI is just any other money grab to support the bloated public sectors salaries and defined pensions private sector tax payers do not get with no impact on quality of life. Worse, the legislature will not even vote on it, it is unconstitutional for the governor to simply increase taxes.
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12/22/2019 |
Raymond |
Hedenskog |
Tax Paying Citizen |
Cumberland |
Rhode Island |
How is it we again get to pay more taxes, and this is on top of taxes we already pay, but do politicians know that adding another "tax' will increase everything we purchase unless your... read more How is it we again get to pay more taxes, and this is on top of taxes we already pay, but do politicians know that adding another "tax' will increase everything we purchase unless your developing another way to get goods and services to the citizens? I oppose this method, why don't we find another alternative of reducing carbon that you are saying, with say start biking, or use roller skates, let me be the first to get you a new pair government officials! |
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11/12/2019 |
William |
Peters |
Tax paying voter |
West Barnstable |
Massachusetts |
This is a tax without voter approval that will make small businesses and tax payers suffer. Massachusetts voters have spoken on such a tax in 2014 when a similar gas tax was voted down.... read more This is a tax without voter approval that will make small businesses and tax payers suffer. Massachusetts voters have spoken on such a tax in 2014 when a similar gas tax was voted down. Circumventing democratic representative approval is wrong. There needs to be a vote on this action. As a tax paying resident of Massachusetts I strongly disapprove. |
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12/1/2019 |
Patrick |
Humphries |
Taxed Enough Already |
Dedham |
Massachusetts |
Make no mistake - this is a TAX, a REGRESSIVE TAX. It will HURT THE POOR the most. This fact is not in dispute. Hurting people to affect their behavior is not the role for government. Unless you... read more Make no mistake - this is a TAX, a REGRESSIVE TAX. It will HURT THE POOR the most. This fact is not in dispute. Hurting people to affect their behavior is not the role for government. Unless you're the former mayor of New York, and running for president.
Michael Bloomberg: “Some people say, well, taxes are regressive. But in this case, yes they are. That's the good thing about them because the problem is in people that don't have a lot of money. And so, higher taxes should have a bigger impact on their behavior and how they deal with themselves." (see https://www.atr.org/left-wing-billionaire-michael-bloomberg-raising-taxes-poor-people-good-thing?amp)
This is immoral and un-American. As is taxation without representation (i.e. the method this is being imposed upon the people, as opposed to a tax voted upon by duly elected representatives). |
New Study Admits Even Modest Carbon Tax Would Hurt the Next Two Generations.pdf |
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8/1/2019 |
Dan |
Whipple |
taxpayer |
Wallingford |
Vermont |
I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon Reduction. First most, carbon dioxide is NOT a pollutant! Anthropogenic climate change is NOT a proven... read more I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon Reduction. First most, carbon dioxide is NOT a pollutant! Anthropogenic climate change is NOT a proven fact, it relies on pseudo science, mass hysteria, and most of all (TAX) MONEY. I live in rural Vermont, a state with the lowest carbon footprint of any in our nation. Our economy is precarious at best. We travel to work on rudimentary roads, for limited pay from businesses teetering on financial collapse. Our State government continues to overtax it's citizens to support those that can't or won't support themselves. This CARBON TAX is just more of the same. It will ruin our local economy, bankrupt businesses, and hasten the exodus of those who cannot afford to live here. Your blind ambitions will yield a poisoned fruit. |
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10/3/2019 |
Peter |
Guder |
Taxpayer |
Saugus |
Massachusetts |
Climate models are worthless mathematical constructs riddled with guesswork.
CO2-driven Climate Change is an Assertion / Hypothesis that cannot be proven or dis-proven and is,... read more Climate models are worthless mathematical constructs riddled with guesswork.
CO2-driven Climate Change is an Assertion / Hypothesis that cannot be proven or dis-proven and is, therefore, scientifically invalid.
Bad policy is based on bad information, UNPROVEN assumptions, and PROFIT for insiders.
HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST and WHO WILL PAY? |
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10/7/2019 |
Kevin |
Webb |
Taxpayer |
Augusta |
Maine |
Maine is a rural state and adding costs to fossil fuels will hurt our economy tremendously. We can't afford higher transportation costs and the associated inflation associated with that (... read more Maine is a rural state and adding costs to fossil fuels will hurt our economy tremendously. We can't afford higher transportation costs and the associated inflation associated with that (unlike more densely populated states). We also will take a disproportional hit on the cost of heating our homes and businesses. This is unacceptable as an outcome but clearly what these proposals will make happen. |
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10/8/2019 |
Loren |
Gordon |
Taxpayer |
CARIBOU |
Maine |
Maine cannot afford these ridiculous additional taxes or fees. In northern Maine, we are already paying at least 30 cents per gallon more than anywhere else in the State for gas, oil, and propane... read more Maine cannot afford these ridiculous additional taxes or fees. In northern Maine, we are already paying at least 30 cents per gallon more than anywhere else in the State for gas, oil, and propane. Solid fuels and electricity are also much higher in Northern Maine than anywhere else in the State. DO NOT push or legislate any Carbon Neutral agenda in which would impose ANY additional fees, taxes or tariffs onto Maine citizens, whether they are upfront taxes or hidden. The citizens of Maine are struggling with the costs of living and this so-called initiative will do nothing but hurt Maine people. |
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10/9/2019 |
Irene |
LeClaire |
Taxpayer |
Windham |
Maine |
I am shamelessly copying this from Dan Whipple from Vermont. "Please substitute Maine for Vermont! I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon... read more I am shamelessly copying this from Dan Whipple from Vermont. "Please substitute Maine for Vermont! I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon Reduction. First most, carbon dioxide is NOT a pollutant! Anthropogenic climate change is NOT a proven fact, it relies on pseudo science, mass hysteria, and most of all (TAX) MONEY. I live in rural Vermont, a state with the lowest carbon footprint of any in our nation. Our economy is precarious at best. We travel to work on rudimentary roads, for limited pay from businesses teetering on financial collapse. Our State government continues to overtax it's citizens to support those that can't or won't support themselves. This CARBON TAX is just more of the same. It will ruin our local economy, bankrupt businesses, and hasten the exodus of those who cannot afford to live here. Your blind ambitions will yield a poisoned fruit. " |
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