TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

We do not need more taxes! Most of the money will apparently go to the inept and corrupt MBTA, which I ride every day. This will be pouring more money down a rat hole. As a scientist, I have serious questions about the whole global warming theory. We all agree that the earth is warming. The question is man responsible? There is plenty of scientific dissent to the theory, but the dissenting voices are suppressed by the media, who no longer feel the need to give light to ideas that contradict their political orthodoxy. Science is not science when it is politicized. The promoters of this theory would have everyone believe that all scientists agree that CO2 is the cause of global warming. In science, there is almost never complete consensus on anything.

I oppose Massachusetts participating in the Transportation Climate Initiative.

The TCI will be paid for by working families and small businesses across Massachusetts in the form of a gas tax. The current proposal could see an additional five to 17 cents per gallon, and these costs will be passed down to consumers in more ways than one. Not only will it cost more to fill the gas tank, run errands, and pick up the kids from school, businesses will be forced to raise the prices of goods to cover the cost of this proposal.

In addition, living in a part of Massachusetts close to New Hampshire, consumers will take their money across the border. Instead of buying their gas in Massachusetts, consumers will go to New Hampshire (who has already opted out of this proposal) to buy gas, as well as other goods like groceries and lottery tickets, that they would usually buy in Massachusetts.

Despite its good intentions, the TCI’s effect on reducing carbon emissions will be marginal. Carbon emissions are already expected to fall in the next decade by at most 19%. The TCI will only see a reduction in carbon emissions between 1-6%.

Before imposing this new tax, the proposal should come for a vote before the legislature. Unilaterally levying a gas tax is not just bad practice, it’s bad policy. Massachusetts needs to take a hard look at the TCI before saddling Massachusetts families and businesses with new taxes.

Massachusetts is trying to get more money out of the working class. You just picked up a bunch of revenue from selling marijuana. If you up the gas tax all the drivers are going to put the cost onto the working class. we voted against a gas tax years earlier it means we still want no gas tax. All you people want to do is up your salaries and pensions in our backs. LEAVE US ALONE! NO GAS TAX.

Absolutely abhorrent. No one person or body should be allowed to unilaterally increase taxes (and this is a TAX) in this democratic system. The taxes on transportation are already ridiculous, and this state cannot seem to get it's act together. The TAX revenue from this bill will almost certainly be appropriated in the same manner as the taxes INTENDED to fix our roads. Well, just look at them.

I am working with the Northern Valley Greenway. Our goal is to repurpose the railroad tracks that run from Englewood to New York State for cyclists and walkers. As far as I know, we have received the necessary approvals. What we need now is money. It would provide many of the local residents a way to get to work, go to the local downtowns, which are located along the track and of course recreation. We have nothing like this in Northeastern Bergen County and is would alleviate some congestion on the local roads.

Maine should use TCI as an opportunity to invest in local transportation solutions that help Maine people get to where they need to go in an affordable way that’s good for our environment.
Mainers deserve creative new choices and new investments to meet our transportation needs; the one thing we know is that pouring pollution into the atmosphere and sending our hard-earned money out of state for the oil that causes that pollution are NOT the way forward.
Maine needs an ambitious plan to reduce climate-changing transportation pollution,. Working together with neighboring states makes sense.
Maine can see significant economic, health, and environmental benefits by transitioning to cleaner and more efficient transportation options through adoption of TCI.

You have the audacity to try and pass another gas tax on us after we already told you No... No means NO!!!!