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
11/22/2019	Robert	Graci	Taxpayer	Millis	Massachusetts	This must be voted on by our Legislators and not be implemented by fiat. MUST,MUST,MUST be Voted on! This must be voted on by our Legislators and not be implemented by fiat. MUST,MUST,MUST be Voted on!	-
11/30/2019	Joe	Lawlor	TAXPAYER	Marshfield	Massachusetts	STOP THE MADNESS. THIS IS ABSOLUTE BS. IT IS JUST FEEL GOOD NONSENSE FOR THE CLIMATE ACTIVIST STOOGES. NO NEW TAXES UNTIL THE BLOATED STATE & LOCAL BUREAUCRACIES ARE ADDRESED. FORGET CLIMATE... read more STOP THE MADNESS. THIS IS ABSOLUTE BS. IT IS JUST FEEL GOOD NONSENSE FOR THE CLIMATE ACTIVIST STOOGES. NO NEW TAXES UNTIL THE BLOATED STATE & LOCAL BUREAUCRACIES ARE ADDRESED. FORGET CLIMATE CHANGE. THE IMMEDIATE THREAT IS GOVERNMENT OVERREACH. BAKER IS AN EMBARRASMENT AND A POLITICALLY CORRECT FOOL.	-
12/1/2019	Robert	Antonsen	Taxpayer	Blackstone	Massachusetts	I will soon be leaving Massachusetts where I’ve lived for 62 years. I can no longer abide by the wanton disregard that our corrupt politicians have for the people they are supposed to serve. this... read more I will soon be leaving Massachusetts where I’ve lived for 62 years. I can no longer abide by the wanton disregard that our corrupt politicians have for the people they are supposed to serve. this new “gas tax” is only the latest example of their disdain for working people. I pity those that don’t have the choice to leave or stay.	-
12/1/2019	Molyneaux	Mathews	Taxpayer	Falmouth	Massachusetts	Totally against raising more taxes to fund this initiative. Taxpayers have voted this down recently and would do so again. A blatant money grab. Disgraceful Totally against raising more taxes to fund this initiative. Taxpayers have voted this down recently and would do so again. A blatant money grab. Disgraceful	-
12/1/2019	Peter	McCarthy	Taxpayer	Weymouth	Massachusetts	The only ones this hurts are the working class taxpayers, the ones that pay their own bills. KEEP IT UP BEACON HILL YOU WILL TURN THIS STATE RED YET. The only ones this hurts are the working class taxpayers, the ones that pay their own bills. KEEP IT UP BEACON HILL YOU WILL TURN THIS STATE RED YET.	-
12/1/2019	Charles	Matthews	Taxpayer	Randolph	Massachusetts	Do not sneak this TAX onto us. We repealed the automatic gas tax increase a couple of years ago. This is nothing but a scheme to make up for it. The working people in Mass are already overburdened... read more Do not sneak this TAX onto us. We repealed the automatic gas tax increase a couple of years ago. This is nothing but a scheme to make up for it. The working people in Mass are already overburdened by your scheems to bilk us or everything we work hard for.	-
12/1/2019	steve	jesus	Taxpayer	Chatham	Massachusetts	Don't you dare do this! You money grubbing people should be focusing on reducing the cost of government and not always finding ways to filch more money from the taxpayer ! Never ever do we... read more Don't you dare do this! You money grubbing people should be focusing on reducing the cost of government and not always finding ways to filch more money from the taxpayer ! Never ever do we hear about our " leaders" focusing on controlling costs like every family and business is constantly concerned with. Are we to believe that the state is functioning prudently and fiscally responsibly? I think not. You fools couldn't run a lemonade stand in a drought without going broke. TCI my ass.	-
12/1/2019	David	Kelly	Taxpayer	Westport	Massachusetts	This is just another money grab under the guise of environmental responsibility by a bloated bureaucracy. These politicians should be ashamed of themselves. Take some fiscal responsibility than we... read more This is just another money grab under the guise of environmental responsibility by a bloated bureaucracy. These politicians should be ashamed of themselves. Take some fiscal responsibility than we can talk!	-
12/1/2019	Elizabeth	KENNEDY	Taxpayer	Weymouth	Massachusetts	Please do not do this to the tax payers of MA. Leave us be. Please do not do this to the tax payers of MA. Leave us be.	-
12/1/2019	Christine	Smythe	Taxpayer	Duxbury	Massachusetts	I completely disagree with this tax, and it IS a tax. Given that this state completely mismanages any money it gets (look at the MBTA), this tax is nothing but a money grab and will do ZERO to... read more I completely disagree with this tax, and it IS a tax. Given that this state completely mismanages any money it gets (look at the MBTA), this tax is nothing but a money grab and will do ZERO to lower anyone's carbon footprint. Making people shell out even more money will hurt a lot of people commuting to work. There is no real plan in place that proves paying more money at the pump will do anything but fill some people's bank accounts. If the so-called plan is so great, put it to a vote of the people. Baker is out of his mind on this one.	-
12/1/2019	Joe	Batson	Taxpayer	Randolph	Massachusetts	DO THIS AND THERE WILL BE A REVOLUTION AT THE BALLOT BOX. THINK ABOUT IT, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL FOR FAR TOO LONG. THE GOVERNMENT IS WORSE THAN ORGANIZED CRIME. https... read more DO THIS AND THERE WILL BE A REVOLUTION AT THE BALLOT BOX. THINK ABOUT IT, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL FOR FAR TOO LONG. THE GOVERNMENT IS WORSE THAN ORGANIZED CRIME. https://youtu.be/l0zaebtU-CA	-
12/1/2019	Arthur	Cody	taxpayer	Cambridge	Massachusetts	Not one penny increase in this TAX until the money the state has in surplus is spent on the necessary functions of government, not the "feel good" scams of the activists, scheming for... read more Not one penny increase in this TAX until the money the state has in surplus is spent on the necessary functions of government, not the "feel good" scams of the activists, scheming for more money for their projects and jobs for their otherwise unemployable grads. Be sure I will become an activist to repeal any such gas tax move.	-
12/1/2019	John	Ramsey	TAXPAYER	Middleborough	Massachusetts	A gas tax has already been voted down. Why must we constantly be subjected to the greedy and incompetent lawmakers trying to pull a fast one on us. Learn to control the wasteful spending in this... read more A gas tax has already been voted down. Why must we constantly be subjected to the greedy and incompetent lawmakers trying to pull a fast one on us. Learn to control the wasteful spending in this state before picking our pockets! Here’s an idea, how about making the Massachusetts legislative branch part time, eliminate ALL perks like mileage, state issued cars, etc, and see how the rest of the working class live.	-
12/1/2019	Mark	Dowling	Taxpayer	N.Attleboro	Massachusetts	Why should people of the commonwealth have to pay more at the gas pump on a flawed theory about climate change. Very convenient that everything will be fixed in 50 plus years. When we who pay this... read more Why should people of the commonwealth have to pay more at the gas pump on a flawed theory about climate change. Very convenient that everything will be fixed in 50 plus years. When we who pay this tax won’t be here to see the “improvements”. Another money grab to create new unneeded bureaucracy’s. I remember how the money from tobacco windfall in the nineties was going to go to smoking prevention. Where did that money go?	-
12/1/2019	Jack	LeMenager	Taxpayer	Winchester	Massachusetts	NO, NO, NO!. A thousand times NO! In the 2014 referendum to repeal the legislature-imposed gas tax increase, the voters overwhelmingly said NO! by a margin of 53-47. For once, take NO for an... read more NO, NO, NO!. A thousand times NO! In the 2014 referendum to repeal the legislature-imposed gas tax increase, the voters overwhelmingly said NO! by a margin of 53-47. For once, take NO for an answer and stop coming back to pick our pockets, especially under the guise of a "climate change initiative," which is just horse hockey. It's pure hubris to think that humankind can effect climate one way or the other. Climate changes. It always has and always will, regardless of what humankind does or doesn't do.	-
12/1/2019	Frank C.	Spring, jr	Taxpayer	Falmouth	Massachusetts	The bloated state coffers want even more money,even with a billion dollar surplus. Sirs, Have you any decency ? Your gluttony will only result in your bloated demise. Wake up people and take back... read more The bloated state coffers want even more money,even with a billion dollar surplus. Sirs, Have you any decency ? Your gluttony will only result in your bloated demise. Wake up people and take back control of fiscally unqualified HACKS !!!	-
12/1/2019	John	DeGiacomo	Taxpayer	Marlborough	Massachusetts	Just another money grab for the hardworking taxpayers of this dysfunctional state. Vote em all OUT !!. Time to leave this state. Just another money grab for the hardworking taxpayers of this dysfunctional state. Vote em all OUT !!. Time to leave this state.	-
12/1/2019	John	DeGiacomo	Taxpayer	Marlborough	Massachusetts	Just another money grab for the hardworking taxpayers of this dysfunctional state. Vote em all OUT !!. Time to leave this state. Just another money grab for the hardworking taxpayers of this dysfunctional state. Vote em all OUT !!. Time to leave this state.	-
12/1/2019	Edw	Lavin	Taxpayer	Marlboro	Massachusetts	ENOUGH this climate change b.s. excuse is just another TAX. No more money to be misspent by the state. ENOUGH this climate change b.s. excuse is just another TAX. No more money to be misspent by the state.	-
12/1/2019	Jim	Russo	taxpayer	woburn	Massachusetts	This nothing more than another tax that will raise the price of everything This nothing more than another tax that will raise the price of everything	-

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