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
12/1/2019	stephen	oleary	tax payer	somerset	Massachusetts	Read our lips NO NEW GAS TAX!!! Read our lips NO NEW GAS TAX!!!	-
12/1/2019	Tim	Horan	Mass resident	Scituate	Massachusetts	The TCI is an unconstitutional tax. It does nothing for the climate at all. This is yet another scam by idiot liberals to take your money in a confiscatory tax. Don’t let it happen! The TCI is an unconstitutional tax. It does nothing for the climate at all. This is yet another scam by idiot liberals to take your money in a confiscatory tax. Don’t let it happen!	-
12/1/2019	Christopher	Matera	Independent	Sutton	Massachusetts	Whether this is a cap and invest, or a tax is immaterial. At the end of the process the consumer will be forced to pay more - thus making this fee, very tax like. Penalizing parts of the state... read more Whether this is a cap and invest, or a tax is immaterial. At the end of the process the consumer will be forced to pay more - thus making this fee, very tax like. Penalizing parts of the state that do not have robust public transportation options is unfair and hurts the state economy. Our family would likely begin to make plans to leave Massachusetts. This coupled with the exodus of young couples will seriously hinder the Massachusetts economy both now and in the future. Stop the TCI.	-
12/1/2019	William	Donahue	Tax Payer	Charlestown	Massachusetts	When is Governor Baker, going to get out of his gas guzzling SUV and ride a bicycle? Maybe Baker and Mayor Marty can bike ride together. I am moving to FL When I retire, I am tired... read more When is Governor Baker, going to get out of his gas guzzling SUV and ride a bicycle? Maybe Baker and Mayor Marty can bike ride together. I am moving to FL When I retire, I am tired of Liberal MA	-
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 We repealed the automatic gas tax increase a couple of years ago.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	Bill	Brokamp	Tax payer	Scituate	Massachusetts	Cute name, Transportation and Climate Initiative. Won’t improve transportation or climate. Funny, no mention of tax, bureaucrat, pension fund, or legislative pay raise. Go figure. Cute name, Transportation and Climate Initiative. Won’t improve transportation or climate. Funny, no mention of tax, bureaucrat, pension fund, or legislative pay raise. Go figure.	-
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	Bob	Hodgen	Undeclared	BELCHERTOWN	Massachusetts	This Transportation and Climate Initiative is nothing more than a veiled attempt to apply a TAX on gasoline. We VOTED DOWN THE GAS TAX five years ago!!! So, instead of going through proper... read more This Transportation and Climate Initiative is nothing more than a veiled attempt to apply a TAX on gasoline. We VOTED DOWN THE GAS TAX five years ago!!! So, instead of going through proper legislative procedures and put this tax in front of taxpayers, who would overwhelmingly defeat it AGAIN, the TCI is being promoted with little fanfare so as to not draw attention of the masses. Why do I pay Excise Taxes on my vehicles again?? That tax was supposed to go away once the Turnpike was paid off. Taxpayers BE AWARE!! Ask anyone from California how the TCI is working for them??	-
12/1/2019	David	Migliaccio	None	Salem	Massachusetts	Beat you to it hacks. Bought a home well away from the blue state death zone several years ago. Will put my papers in and officially retire there if this boondoggle ever goes through. Feel bad for... read more Beat you to it hacks. Bought a home well away from the blue state death zone several years ago. Will put my papers in and officially retire there if this boondoggle ever goes through. Feel bad for everyone left behind but we’ll be seeing you on the other side when it becomes unbearable. Higher gas prices mean the cost of everything will go up. Do you think your food walks to the supermarket?	-
12/1/2019	Robert	Ford	Local 1478	Wakefield	Massachusetts	We pay enough tax to a bloated government as it is. Look no further than California to see the disastrous results of this program. No More Gas Tax!! We pay enough tax to a bloated government as it is. Look no further than California to see the disastrous results of this program. No More Gas Tax!!	-
12/1/2019	Chris	Hoikala	Republican	Billerica	Massachusetts	Charlie, enough of you not doing your job to help the middle class. We do not need a gas tax to fix our problems. You need to cut out the bloated payrolls at 2 of your favorite institutions like... read more Charlie, enough of you not doing your job to help the middle class. We do not need a gas tax to fix our problems. You need to cut out the bloated payrolls at 2 of your favorite institutions like the RMV and Massdot. You need to quit hiring idiots like Thomas Bowes to expect our problems to go away. They will multiply !! I hope Geoff Diehl will run for governor and bring back some fiscal responsibility to Massachusetts. You seem to have lost interest in what you were voted in to do. Time for you to go.	-
12/1/2019	Jim	Fauci	1960	Everett	Massachusetts	This backdoor tax is very disgusting and shouldn't be stuck on us. My plan will be to drive across the border and fill up my four extra gas cans, and my truck, and bring it back down to... read more This backdoor tax is very disgusting and shouldn't be stuck on us. My plan will be to drive across the border and fill up my four extra gas cans, and my truck, and bring it back down to Massachusetts..... Fix the bloated state government first before you try to railroad us with another tax. No pun intended.	-
12/1/2019	Charles	Bent	independent	Weymouth	Massachusetts	We already voted on this in 2014. This money will be wasted on government pensions . It is also time to get rid of these pension the MBTA is going to bankrupt the State. No gas tax the most... read more We already voted on this in 2014. This money will be wasted on government pensions . It is also time to get rid of these pension the MBTA is going to bankrupt the State. No gas tax the most regressive tax they seem to not like low income residents.	-
12/1/2019	DAVID	GAGNON	NONE	MARBLEHEAD	Massachusetts	THIS IS ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL--WHEN WILL YOU EVER HAVE ENOUGH TAX DOLLARS. THIS IS ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL--WHEN WILL YOU EVER HAVE ENOUGH TAX DOLLARS.	-
12/1/2019	Rick	Stoehrer	Stakeholder	Reading	Massachusetts	THIS IS A GAS TAX. You can call it whatever you'd like but it's another TAX on gas. This question has been asked and answered at the ballot and was defeated. read more THIS IS A GAS TAX. You can call it whatever you'd like but it's another TAX on gas. This question has been asked and answered at the ballot and was defeated.	-
12/1/2019	Joseph	Riordon	Stakeholder	Rockland	Massachusetts	Stay out of my pockets! Your entire project is a ruse and goes against the rule of law. It’s really “Climate Farce” and you know it. People will react and you will be exposed. Stay out of my pockets! Your entire project is a ruse and goes against the rule of law. It’s really “Climate Farce” and you know it. People will react and you will be exposed.	-
12/1/2019	David	Rizzo	Republican	Stoneham	Massachusetts	I am sick and tired of having to sit back and watch as this state tries to ram yet another tax increase down our throats. Trying to disguise it as a “climate initiative” may work on most of your... read more I am sick and tired of having to sit back and watch as this state tries to ram yet another tax increase down our throats. Trying to disguise it as a “climate initiative” may work on most of your low information voters but I will be telling as many people as I can that this is nothing more than another scam being pulled on the tax payers. This is a perfect example of why we need two party representation in this state. The Democrats continue to rob us blind and no one holds them accountable.	-
12/1/2019	Daniel	Simard	Park Bridge Properties, LLC	Tewksbury	Massachusetts	We already rejected your gas tax. In this age of “global warming” , I suggest you stick your proposal where the sun don’t shine !! We already rejected your gas tax. In this age of “global warming” , I suggest you stick your proposal where the sun don’t shine !!	-
12/1/2019	Mark	Sullivan	Tax payer	Dennis	Massachusetts	This will bring the pitchforks out. You are finally pushing the people too far. Time to throw these useless hacks out of office. Thank you , this will o it This will bring the pitchforks out. You are finally pushing the people too far. Time to throw these useless hacks out of office. Thank you , this will o it	-

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