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
12/2/2019	Chris	Howell	Tax Payer	Sandwich	Massachusetts	TCI is a tax. A Tax by another name would smell just as bad. TCI is a tax. A Tax by another name would smell just as bad.	-
12/2/2019	Alan	Cunha	taxpayer	Lakeville	Massachusetts	Voters denied your automatic gas tax request and now you're trying a back door attempt to install one. This will not fly, we WILL remember this come next re-election Gov. Baker. You have... read more Voters denied your automatic gas tax request and now you're trying a back door attempt to install one. This will not fly, we WILL remember this come next re-election Gov. Baker. You have become as conservative as that nut Liz Warren.	-
12/2/2019	gary	marrese	Mass. republican party	Bridgewater	Massachusetts	I am outraged Governor baker would even consider a massive tax on gasoline without a vote in the Legislature. We already spend more on roads and infrastructure per mile than any other state in... read more I am outraged Governor baker would even consider a massive tax on gasoline without a vote in the Legislature. We already spend more on roads and infrastructure per mile than any other state in the country, and now you want to crush us with this insane tax. Many young people I meet including my own children are talking about leaving this state because of the cost of living in Massachusetts. If the Governor does this there will be recall petitions circulated to remove him from the Governor's office.	-
12/2/2019	Cynthia	Mallia	MA taxpayer	Peabody	Massachusetts	Gov. Baker, will you be taking public transportation or continue with your personal driver in a gas guzzler that we taxpayers will be paying for? There is very little public transportation in... read more Gov. Baker, will you be taking public transportation or continue with your personal driver in a gas guzzler that we taxpayers will be paying for? There is very little public transportation in Peabody unless you want to go to one of the malls. Your “fee” is a deceptive way to push an actual tax on us and it will not only hurt the middle class but all the small businesses. You’ve already hurt us by banning menthol cigarettes, legal vaping products that haven’t been proven to be the culprits in the recent deaths, and not pushing for enforcement of preventing under age purchases. I propose we voters BAN YOU! by voting you out on the next election.	-
12/2/2019	christine	savage	citizen	boston	Massachusetts	Outrageous! Since when is Massachusetts taxed without representation! We are so overburdened with taxes as is and this tax will hit the middle class the hardest. Where are our tax dollars spent?... read more Outrageous! Since when is Massachusetts taxed without representation! We are so overburdened with taxes as is and this tax will hit the middle class the hardest. Where are our tax dollars spent? Not on transportation? Another train derailed today! Infrastructure? Nope. It's so old that I'm shocked that the lights come on when I flip the switch. Road maintenance. The potholes in Boston have yet to be fixed on our major highways since last winter. Encore is paying a large amount of taxes..where's it going? We "fined" them for an extra $35 million. Where is that money going? Who is running the show? State taxes originate in the House of Representatives. "Carbon fee"?? Who do you think you're kidding??????	-
12/3/2019	Michael	Modica	citizen	Saugus	Massachusetts	If this is really about the environment and not just another tax increase, it will be made revenue-neutral, perhaps with a fixed dollar amount tax credit/benefits increase, so that if you consume... read more If this is really about the environment and not just another tax increase, it will be made revenue-neutral, perhaps with a fixed dollar amount tax credit/benefits increase, so that if you consume less than the average amount of fuel you get back more than you paid, and if you consume more, you get back less than you paid.	-
12/3/2019	John	OLoughlin	Independent	Boston	Massachusetts	Mass should NOT participate in this farce. Unconstitutional and already voted sown by taxpayers. Virtue signalling great for Charlie; not so great for working people. Mass should NOT participate in this farce. Unconstitutional and already voted sown by taxpayers. Virtue signalling great for Charlie; not so great for working people.	-
12/3/2019	James	Holdman	- None -	Sudbury	Massachusetts	THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TAX. TOTAL BS. WE'LL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER. OINK, OINK read more THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TAX. TOTAL BS. WE'LL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER. OINK, OINK	-
12/3/2019	Garth	Goldberg	Law Offices of Garth Goldberg	Winchester	Massachusetts	As far as I can tell, TCI is an interstate compact between states. This requires approval of Congress which does not appear to have been given. If this passes, a lawsuit will be brought.... read more As far as I can tell, TCI is an interstate compact between states. This requires approval of Congress which does not appear to have been given. If this passes, a lawsuit will be brought. I oppose the Massachusetts Legislature using a back door method to impose an increased gas tax.	-
12/3/2019	MARK	ROGERS	none	WEBSTER	Massachusetts	The TCI is an illegal tax...pure and simple. If you want to tax us do it in the open and lookng us " in the eyes". I am not in favor of contributing more to a bloated budget. read more The TCI is an illegal tax...pure and simple. If you want to tax us do it in the open and lookng us " in the eyes". I am not in favor of contributing more to a bloated budget.	-
12/3/2019	Walter	Kennedy	Independent	Randolph	Massachusetts	NO MORE TAXES!! NO TAXES DISGUISED AS SOME SORT OF FEEL-GOOD INITIATIVE! WE VOTED THE GAS TAX OUT, STOP TRYING TO BRING IT BACK! NO MORE TAXES!! NO TAXES DISGUISED AS SOME SORT OF FEEL-GOOD INITIATIVE! WE VOTED THE GAS TAX OUT, STOP TRYING TO BRING IT BACK!	-
12/3/2019	Scott	Johnson	Massachusetts resident.	North Andover	Massachusetts	To put in this TCI tax to the consumer is absolute insanity. I live next door to the NH border and will purchase all gas across state lines. Once again you are hurting small business... read more To put in this TCI tax to the consumer is absolute insanity. I live next door to the NH border and will purchase all gas across state lines. Once again you are hurting small business owners who are trying to make a decent living. I will oppose this tax at all costs.	-
12/3/2019	Lisa	Morton	Unenrolled	West Boxford	Massachusetts	The residents of MA have already voted no on the gas tax! TCI is another attempt at a gas tax in disguise. The residents of MA have already voted no on the gas tax! TCI is another attempt at a gas tax in disguise.	-
12/3/2019	TONY	WOOD	REPUBLICAN	LYNN	Massachusetts	I WOULD SAY TAKE THIS TAX AND PUT IT WHERE YOUR SOLAR PANELS SHINE.THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING ON ENACTING THIS TAX ARE NOTHING MORE THAN THIEVES TRYING TO TAKE MORE OF OUR HARD EARNED DOLLARS... read more I WOULD SAY TAKE THIS TAX AND PUT IT WHERE YOUR SOLAR PANELS SHINE.THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING ON ENACTING THIS TAX ARE NOTHING MORE THAN THIEVES TRYING TO TAKE MORE OF OUR HARD EARNED DOLLARS AWAY. WHY AREN'T THEY LOOKING IN TO ALL THE WASTED SPENDING SUCH AS TODAYS FRONT PAGE HERALD STORY ABOUT THE EBT CARD ABUSE? EBT CARDS ARE TURNING UP AT LUXURY HOTELS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY INCLUDING 5 STAR LUXURY HOTELS LIKE THE PRINCEVILLE IN HAWAII? ARE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR ARE A JOKE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE HONEST HARD WORKIN TAXPAYER THE JOKE IS ON US. THEY DO NOTHING BUT CONTINUALLY TRY AND COME UP WITH NEW WAYS TO SCREW US. THEY SUUUUCK!!	-
12/3/2019	S	Marengo	Tax Payer	Worcester	Massachusetts	Kathleen Theoharides states the difference between TCI and a gas tax is the point of regulation. This is irrelevant to consumers who will soon be paying more at the pump for this backsliding tax... read more Kathleen Theoharides states the difference between TCI and a gas tax is the point of regulation. This is irrelevant to consumers who will soon be paying more at the pump for this backsliding tax scheme. While taxpayers are the most obvious victims of this situation, individual legislators are greatly affected as well. They are being stripped of their rights and denied the opportunity to carry out the duty they were elected to perform. Taxpayers and constituents deserve better than having such a tax being implemented without explicit legislative approval process. I agree with others that it is a very slippery slope for Massachusetts. Lawmakers from other states in the TCI agreement are seeking legislative approval. Governor Baker’s administration, whether legally required or not, should also act in good faith and seek legislative approval. There must be an open and transparent legislative process on the details of the agreement.	-
12/3/2019	Richard	Parkes	Republican	Milton	Massachusetts	Before you yet again ask hard working tax payers for more money, tighten your own belts first. Cut down on waste and fraud. We are not a bottomless pit of money for you to dip into endlessly. We... read more Before you yet again ask hard working tax payers for more money, tighten your own belts first. Cut down on waste and fraud. We are not a bottomless pit of money for you to dip into endlessly. We pay enough!	-
12/4/2019	Jean B	DiVIncenzo	MA VOTER	NORTH READING	Massachusetts	I am expressing my opinion to end the TCI-TAX NOW AND FOREVER. I am expressing my opinion to end the TCI-TAX NOW AND FOREVER.	-
12/4/2019	Glenn	Putek	Independant	Monson	Massachusetts	I don't want anymore money given over to these pie-in the sky efforts to fuel another Government mandated scam to force feed the public into believing the world is going to end in 12 years if... read more I don't want anymore money given over to these pie-in the sky efforts to fuel another Government mandated scam to force feed the public into believing the world is going to end in 12 years if we don't do anything. It's BS and everybody knows it	-
12/4/2019	tony	zatoonian	tax paying citizen	waltham	Massachusetts	You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but that never stops the legislature from trying to figure out a way!!! Mass government is overpaid, over bloated, over nepotized and GREEDY!!! If you... read more You can't squeeze blood from a stone, but that never stops the legislature from trying to figure out a way!!! Mass government is overpaid, over bloated, over nepotized and GREEDY!!! If you would stop overpaying these nepotized jobs and WASTING tax payer money, there would be plenty to get things done. You legislators should be ASHAMED for the NON-STOP ways you try to squeeze us unfortunate residents of this WASTEFULL and CORRUPT state!	-
12/4/2019	tony	zatoonian	tax payer	WALTHAM	Massachusetts	Additionally, call it what you want, but this is another TAX your trying to ram through, not a fee! I'll be voting out all who are for this FEE and will be encouraging everyone I know to... read more Additionally, call it what you want, but this is another TAX your trying to ram through, not a fee! I'll be voting out all who are for this FEE and will be encouraging everyone I know to vote you all OUT!!	-

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