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
10/9/2019	Danny	Emerson	Taxpayer	South Berwick	Maine	I am retired and on a fixed income. I do not support tax increases of any type on carbon fuels. I am retired and on a fixed income. I do not support tax increases of any type on carbon fuels.	-
10/10/2019	Fred	Leisentritt	Taxpayer	Lincoln	Maine	Please stop raising taxes. You are trying to call it by another name because you are lying to the public. If the government is taking more of our money without public approval it is theft even... read more Please stop raising taxes. You are trying to call it by another name because you are lying to the public. If the government is taking more of our money without public approval it is theft even more than it is a tax. STOP RAISING TAXES IN MAINE!!	-
10/27/2019	Kathy	Lanpher	Taxpayer	Orland	Maine	We don't want this in Maine. I will fight against this tax and proposal, Gov. Mills is a 1 term gov. read more We don't want this in Maine. I will fight against this tax and proposal, Gov. Mills is a 1 term gov.	-
10/27/2019	Clayton	McKay	taxpayer	DIXFIELD	Maine	Adding costs to fuels used by every citizen in Maine is an unbelievably stupid and punishing move against the voting public. Adding costs to fuels used by every citizen in Maine is an unbelievably stupid and punishing move against the voting public.	-
10/28/2019	Richard	Webb	Taxpayer	Gardiner	Maine	This is ill advised and will be disaterous for those Mainers that are already living on the edge. Those that are able to will have no choice but to move to another state, those who can't will... read more This is ill advised and will be disaterous for those Mainers that are already living on the edge. Those that are able to will have no choice but to move to another state, those who can't will have to rely on more public assistance to make ends meet. This is a lose, lose scenario for all but the wealthy.	-
10/29/2019	James	Glusker	Taxpayer	Augusta	Maine	No more taxes!!! No more taxes!!!	-
10/30/2019	Marie	Nadeau	Taxpayer	Hampden	Maine	Stop giving rebates to rich people and raising prices on the average Maine resident. You are way off base with this idea. Stop giving rebates to rich people and raising prices on the average Maine resident. You are way off base with this idea.	-
10/31/2019	Lori	Bartlett	Taxpayer	Whitefield	Maine	Poor people cannot stand up under these additional cost. We already can't hardly afford to survive. Many of us make choices everyday what we'll be going without to make it through the... read more Poor people cannot stand up under these additional cost. We already can't hardly afford to survive. Many of us make choices everyday what we'll be going without to make it through the month. Adding fees, taxes to gas is simply horrendous. Maine is a long distance state, we travel 30-50mi easy from one to another. We cannot afford be moneyed out of our cars buy these fees. We can't afford the luxury of electrical cars, it's too Beyond our means. Don't make Mainers worse off. Stop this foolishness, we cannot afford, we are Not California.	-
10/31/2019	Lisa	McCulley	Taxpayer	Stockholm	Maine	Additional and onerous taxes on gasoline will adversely affect the business climate in Maine as well as create personal hardship. Maine is a huge state with many rural areas where driving... read more Additional and onerous taxes on gasoline will adversely affect the business climate in Maine as well as create personal hardship. Maine is a huge state with many rural areas where driving considerable distances is imperative for education, employment and daily living. Many of us are on fixed incomes and cannot absorb the increased costs of getting groceries and medical care. The negative impact this will have on the citizens is certain. The impact this will have on climate change is questionable. Government has proven itself incapable of winning any of the "wars" it has declared, be it poverty, drugs or hunger. I do not expect this to be any different. All it will do is waste taxpayers' money and make politicians feel better about themselves. There is no reason to squander resources or pander to elected officials or faceless bureaucrats. I urge you to disapprove all efforts to increase taxes on commodities we cannot function without purchasing.	-
11/2/2019	Dana	Francey	Taxpayer	Glenburn	Maine	Electricity is Maine is so expensive that efficient hybrids are more cost effective than electric vehicles, especially in the cold months. Please stop pushing EVs with tax breaks and added taxes... read more Electricity is Maine is so expensive that efficient hybrids are more cost effective than electric vehicles, especially in the cold months. Please stop pushing EVs with tax breaks and added taxes at the pump paid by the rest of us. Make the EV drivers pay their fair share of road maintenance taxes we pay at the pump too.	-
11/8/2019	Susan	Smiley	Taxpayer	Lancaster	Massachusetts	As a taxpayer, commuter and dedicated employee of a large organization in Massachusetts I employ you to NOT ENDORSE this carbon Tax being discussed at the Mass Legislative branch. We need... read more As a taxpayer, commuter and dedicated employee of a large organization in Massachusetts I employ you to NOT ENDORSE this carbon Tax being discussed at the Mass Legislative branch. We need INNOVATION not higher taxes on the working class!!	-
11/12/2019	Kevin	Moran	Taxpayer	East Wareham	Massachusetts	I do not support this initiative. I do not support this initiative.	-
11/12/2019	John	Anderson	Taxpayer	EAST FREETOWN	Massachusetts	A tax by any other name costs the same. DO NOT RAISE THE GASOLINE TAX FOR HARD WORKING MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS . We already pay more than enough in taxes for the state to execute the necessary... read more A tax by any other name costs the same. DO NOT RAISE THE GASOLINE TAX FOR HARD WORKING MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS . We already pay more than enough in taxes for the state to execute the necessary functions. This measure will have no discernible positive environmental impact. The UN IPCC estimates that its entire menu of measures will only have a negligible effect, over the next 80 years, on the projected global temperature increase. Therefore it is not plausible that a small area of this country will have any effect. Its a tax increase pure and simple. If the legislature wants more of the citizens money to spend on their pet projects they should muster the gonadal fortitude required to stand and vote on it and be accountable to the voters for this act.	-
11/12/2019	Chris	Robbins	Taxpayer	Scituate	Massachusetts	I strongly oppose this new tax; and more so the means/scheme by which it is being attempted to be implemented. This matter warrants higher visibility for all taxpayers to consider. It is a scam to... read more I strongly oppose this new tax; and more so the means/scheme by which it is being attempted to be implemented. This matter warrants higher visibility for all taxpayers to consider. It is a scam to all a tax by another name.	-
11/13/2019	Rick	Twomey	taxpayer	Dartmouth	Massachusetts	Another state tax coming our way, we just lost net pay from the medical and family tax. God controls the climate - not the politicians. Another state tax coming our way, we just lost net pay from the medical and family tax. God controls the climate - not the politicians.	-
11/13/2019	Peter	RAVANESI MD	taxpayer	Duxbury	Massachusetts	I and my family are opposed to the TCI. This tax in sheep's clothing is nothing more than and end run around the normal legislative process. The TCI is an affront to the common sense of... read more I and my family are opposed to the TCI. This tax in sheep's clothing is nothing more than and end run around the normal legislative process. The TCI is an affront to the common sense of Massachusetts citizens. We have had enough of "government" by bureaucratic fiat.	-
11/13/2019	William	Hooper	Taxpayer	South Hamilton	Massachusetts	TCI spelled differently is TAX. Do not approve any legislation which authorizes TAX err, TCI! TCI spelled differently is TAX. Do not approve any legislation which authorizes TAX err, TCI!	-
11/14/2019	Robert	Miller	Taxpayer	New Castle	New Hampshire	Without the benefit of a public vote, the enactment of TCI would not be supported by taxpayers and may be in violation of state tax law. Further, TCI would be a regressive act,... read more Without the benefit of a public vote, the enactment of TCI would not be supported by taxpayers and may be in violation of state tax law. Further, TCI would be a regressive act, disproportionally punishing lower income workers who commute to work. Aren’t there other ways to address a global issue than to raise the cost of living for US citizens via a new revenue schemes?	-
11/21/2019	Robert	Johnson	Taxpayer	Belchertown	Massachusetts	I completely oppose the TCI. The waste and fraud in government needs to be addressed before any further money is stolen from the taxpayers. I completely oppose the TCI. The waste and fraud in government needs to be addressed before any further money is stolen from the taxpayers.	-
11/21/2019	Gordon	Nelson	Taxpayer	Attleboro	Massachusetts	I am opposed to this proposal. It is another ill-defined, pie-in-the-sky political boondoggle. Its all about handing over more money to a bloated bureaucracy and generating more hack jobs. You... read more I am opposed to this proposal. It is another ill-defined, pie-in-the-sky political boondoggle. Its all about handing over more money to a bloated bureaucracy and generating more hack jobs. You are not kidding anyone.	-

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