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.
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1/11/2020 | Linda | Adams | Republican - Fiscal Conservative | Wiscasset | Maine |
Governor Mills will likely try to back door this tax as a “regulation fee.” If that is the case, the people lose their right to speak through their representatives in the way of a legislative... read more |
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2/24/2020 | Marty | Fox | NRCM | Wiscasset | Maine |
50% of the Fossil Fuels in ME are used in transportation. We need to address this problem soon. |
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11/8/2019 | KATHLEEN | BRUSSEAU | CPA | WOBURN | Massachusetts |
This is without a doubt a regressive tax. Not only will poorer taxpayers bear the pain in the gas purchase, but every item purchased will also increase because of the added cost of transporting... read more |
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11/12/2019 | Darlene | Murray | Independent | WOBURN | Massachusetts |
I do believe the TCI is just a backdoor gas taxk, call it what it is. I am totally against this. We pay enough in taxes that are being misappropriated and I am against writing out a blank check... read more |
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11/12/2019 | Robert | Gonsalves | Resident | Woburn | Massachusetts |
As an Independent voter I'd like to voice my strong opposition to this initiative. Anyone that supports it will not get a vote from me in the future (and if it doesn't go to a house... read more |
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11/26/2019 | Michael | Hennessy | NEFCO | Woburn | Massachusetts |
You cannot arbitrarily raise the tax on gasoline no matter what you call it, TCI is a tax that will affect every family in Ma. read more There is no possible way you can change the weather by... |
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12/1/2019 | Don | Cullen | N/a | Woburn | Massachusetts |
Call this what it is.....another tax. We voted against automatic tax increases. We do not support this California type cash grab. |
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12/1/2019 | Robert | Brady | Mr. | Woburn | Massachusetts |
TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE INITIATIVE, a very fancy name that allows MA. politicians to substantially raise our taxes on gasoline. Mass citizens already voted that down, and using climate change as an... read more |
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12/1/2019 | Jim | Russo | taxpayer | woburn | Massachusetts |
This nothing more than another tax that will raise the price of everything |
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12/2/2019 | Nick | Bagarella | Citizen | Woburn | Massachusetts |
stop the madness - citizens are the ones to address this issue, not just our "elected officials" read more |
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12/21/2019 | Dan | Poole | none | Woburn | Massachusetts |
I am completely and utterly appalled to think that you can gouge consumers for your so called forward thinking. All this is a atctic to gain more revenue at the expense of the people of this state... read more |
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1/12/2020 | Robert | Kyle | Citizen | Woburn | Massachusetts |
Please do not go through with this money grab. You are already pushing many people out of this state with high taxes. |
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2/12/2020 | Joanne | Daggett | Resident | Woburn | Massachusetts |
I am extremely opposed to any additional gas tax for MA residents!! This state is becoming exceptionally unappealing and unaffordable to live in for the citizens of MA. |
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2/25/2020 | Christopher | Cummings | Private Citizen | Woodbridge | Virginia |
Fuel efficiency is a good thing. Disposal of renewable energy parts is of serious concern. Exploitation of children in mining for the use of rare earth minerals to satisfy technological uses such... read more |
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2/26/2020 | Nancy | Crider | consumer | Woodbury | Connecticut |
Thank you Gov. Lamont for participating in the TCI. I urge that our state formally sign the initiative. We must control greenhouse gases read more before our planet is placed in further peril.... |
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1/16/2020 | William | Spadel | Citizen | Woodbury Heights | New Jersey |
More highways, more cars, trucks and pollution. It's not worth the cost. We could and should be way ahead with rail infrastructure. We have thousands of young men and women ready and willing... read more |
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1/16/2020 | Michele | Temple | concerned citizen | Woodside | New York |
We must reduce pollution from transportation, our largest source of global warming emissions. read more And this is New York's opportunity to formally join the plan to reduce emissions. ... |
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2/22/2020 | Anna | K | mrs | Woodside | New York |
Transportation is the number one source of climate pollution in the United States. That means it's time to totally reimagine the way that we transport people and goods. read more this... |
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11/1/2019 | Victoria | Meisner | Private citizen | Woodstock | Maine |
Maine is a poor state, this added gas tax would unduly burden our most vulnerable citizens. The old on a fixed income. Why don't you live on 780. A month for awhile and tell yourself this tax... read more |
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1/2/2020 | Todd | Smith | Private citizen | Woodstock | Connecticut |
This is another stupid idea to take money from ordinary citizens and give more money to the government. If history is a teacher the CT politicians will take the monies and spend it on other... read more |
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