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
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.	-
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!	-
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.	-
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!	-
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?	-
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.	-
10/9/2019	William	Pearson	Tax payer	Calais	Maine	The State of Maine is POOR. The elderly will Suffer Greatly, Most already have to decide between Medication and food and Now Transportation just so you can look "Cool" to your Climate... read more The State of Maine is POOR. The elderly will Suffer Greatly, Most already have to decide between Medication and food and Now Transportation just so you can look "Cool" to your Climate Club Friends. You should be Impeached. You are a Self centered, misinformed, egotistical ,1 term California wanna be loser.	-
10/9/2019	Barbara	Dunham	Tax payer	South Berwick	Maine	Maine being a rural state, with many residents that are retired, and many Refugees, there is no way to have public transportation. Putting an additional tax on fuel for vehicles and heating is NOT... read more Maine being a rural state, with many residents that are retired, and many Refugees, there is no way to have public transportation. Putting an additional tax on fuel for vehicles and heating is NOT going to make a difference. The only difference is the amount of tax that is collected, that would not help the citizens of will only line the pockets of the state government. Please use common sense Govenor Mills and DO sign up for this horrible Transportation and Climate Initiative.	-
10/28/2019	Michala	Bingham	Tax payer	Somerville	Maine		-
10/29/2019	Richard A	Berry Jr	Tax payer	Belfast	Maine	Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.... Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.	-
10/29/2019	Richard A	Berry Jr	Tax payer	Belfast	Maine	Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.... Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.	-
11/1/2019	William	Pearson	Tax payer	Calais	Maine	you are a one term, Lapage for governor. you have proved to Maine that liberalism is dressed up dictatorship you are a one term, Lapage for governor. you have proved to Maine that liberalism is dressed up dictatorship	-
11/1/2019	Timothy	Dobson	Tax payer	Old town	Maine	Oppose Oppose Oppose Oppose Oppose Oppose Oppose Oppose	-
11/8/2019	John	Felock	Tax payer	Gloucester	Massachusetts	To those behind this latest so called "climate change" scam, I fully and vehemently oppose this proposed burden on tax paying Americans. We cannot control the climate any more than we... read more To those behind this latest so called "climate change" scam, I fully and vehemently oppose this proposed burden on tax paying Americans. We cannot control the climate any more than we can control light and darkness daily. Until China and India change their polluting habits, leave us alone. Taxing my gas more which I use TO GET TO WORK is a joke, and a bad one at that. Here's an idea, go get real jobs and leave us WORKING tax paying citizens alone.	-
11/9/2019	Daniel	Felock	Tax Payer	HOLBROOK	Massachusetts	No taxation without representation...sound familiar! No taxation without representation...sound familiar!	-
11/12/2019	Fernanda	Lobo	Tax payer	Bridgewater	Massachusetts	I just wanted to voice my opinion that I'm totally against this tax that the government is trying to push through w/out voters having a say. read more I just wanted to voice my opinion that I'm totally against this tax that the government is trying to push through w/out voters having a say.	-
11/12/2019	Anson	Moore	Tax payer	East Falmouth	Massachusetts	No more taxes to be wasted. Please send our Dot workers to NH to see how to maintain roads. Our roads are deplorable and we spend a fortune. Learn how to spend what you get responsibly. ... No more taxes to be wasted. Please send our Dot workers to NH to see how to maintain roads. Our roads are deplorable and we spend a fortune. Learn how to spend what you get responsibly.	-
11/12/2019	Paul	Nigosian	Tax payer	Millbury	Massachusetts	This is just another tax. This state gets more and more expensive to live in. Stop trying to slip taxes in by bypassing the proper channels and deceiving the ordinary citizen. You are driving... read more This is just another tax. This state gets more and more expensive to live in. Stop trying to slip taxes in by bypassing the proper channels and deceiving the ordinary citizen. You are driving honest hardworking tax payers out of this state. I oppose this tax!	-
11/12/2019	thomas	willard	tax payer	north grosvenordale	Connecticut	STOP THIS BS. I will do everything I can to stop this crap.. My main goal will be to take all of you out of our government... You should all move to Cal. this tax helped raise their gas price... read more STOP THIS BS. I will do everything I can to stop this crap.. My main goal will be to take all of you out of our government... You should all move to Cal. this tax helped raise their gas price to over $4.00/gal. Tom Willard	-
11/25/2019	Carla	McDonnell	tax payer	Milton	Massachusetts	Taxpayers voted NO on gas tax and now we are going to be taxed on gas??? What happened to the legislative process? My vote is no gas tax. There are plenty of ways to save $ in this state, like... read more Taxpayers voted NO on gas tax and now we are going to be taxed on gas??? What happened to the legislative process? My vote is no gas tax. There are plenty of ways to save $ in this state, like removing officials' commuting fuel reimbursement. That would save millions. The average person pays for their own gas. Lawmakers should too.	-

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