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
11/8/2019	Eleanor	Greene	Mrs.	JAMAICA PLAIN	Massachusetts	I am against this gas tax I am against this gas tax	-
11/8/2019	Mike	Croteau	Voter	Chicopee	Massachusetts	This is a terrible idea and do not support it in anyway whatsoever This is a terrible idea and do not support it in anyway whatsoever	-
11/8/2019	Lisa	Will	Citizen	Lawrence	Massachusetts	No taxation without representation. You do not decide for everyone. This is not a dictatorship. No taxation without representation. You do not decide for everyone. This is not a dictatorship.	-
11/8/2019	Michael	McQuade	Republican	West Brookfield	Massachusetts	stop the TCI stop the TCI	-
11/8/2019	Anne	Starzyk	independent	West Brookfield	Massachusetts	TCI is a revenue scam--try cutting spending instead TCI is a revenue scam--try cutting spending instead	-
11/8/2019	Thomas	Goggia	none	Pittsfield	Massachusetts	If you raise the gas tax and start a carbon tax, I am moving to Florida. If you raise the gas tax and start a carbon tax, I am moving to Florida.	-
11/8/2019	James	McNeill	local business man	Middlefield	Massachusetts	I oppose this initiative. More pencil pushers will need to be hired to manage this program. The plans on how to spend this tax is vague. There are many programs in this state to reduce energy... read more I oppose this initiative. More pencil pushers will need to be hired to manage this program. The plans on how to spend this tax is vague. There are many programs in this state to reduce energy consumption. Taxing without representation is un-American.	-
11/8/2019	andre	thebeau	concerned citizen	fitchburg	Massachusetts	TCI is unwanted, un-needed and if it is to be considered must go thru proper legislative channels. These commie back door no vote tactics are an attempt to kill the economic and political fabric... read more TCI is unwanted, un-needed and if it is to be considered must go thru proper legislative channels. These commie back door no vote tactics are an attempt to kill the economic and political fabric of Massachusetts. More open honest debate is what is needed not less. CO2 is required for life and taxing fuel for the benefit of the elite is an immoral act akin to genocide. https://www.zerohedge.com/article/cap-and-trade-gigantic-scam	-
11/8/2019	EDNA	ENGLISH	Sturtevant, Inc	Hingham	Massachusetts	I am strongly opposed to the TCI because of its cost and because it bypasses the proper legislative process. It is anti-democratic. I am strongly opposed to the TCI because of its cost and because it bypasses the proper legislative process. It is anti-democratic.	-
11/8/2019	Frank	Addivinola. Ph.D., J.D.	STP	BOSTON	Massachusetts		-
11/8/2019	Karen	Wright	- None -	Framingham	Massachusetts	Stop this tax! Stop this tax!	-
11/8/2019	Richard	Carlson	Independent	Gloucester	Massachusetts	The TCI is a tax and needs to have legislative, rather than administrative approval. This is particularly ill-advised at a time when we are heading into the New England Winter Season.... read more The TCI is a tax and needs to have legislative, rather than administrative approval. This is particularly ill-advised at a time when we are heading into the New England Winter Season. This is not the time to add a new gas tax. There's plenty of gas tax already.	-
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.	-
11/8/2019	Corinne	Hogseth	Voter	Acton	Massachusetts	I am against Massachusetts entering into this agreement without a vote of the legislature. This is a gas tax, pure and simple, that they’ll be able to impose on drivers — particularly commuters—... read more I am against Massachusetts entering into this agreement without a vote of the legislature. This is a gas tax, pure and simple, that they’ll be able to impose on drivers — particularly commuters— without never recording a vote. I suspect this is considered a “feature” by legislators from other states considering joining the TCI.	-
11/8/2019	Grant	Schaumburg	Boston citizen	Boston	Massachusetts	No climate benefits will result from this tax. Any reduction in emissions will reduce future temperature increases by a minuscule amount. It's a regressive tax increase masquerading as a... read more No climate benefits will result from this tax. Any reduction in emissions will reduce future temperature increases by a minuscule amount. It's a regressive tax increase masquerading as a feel good measure.	-
11/8/2019	Stephen	Tacchi	Republican	Attleboro Falls	Massachusetts	Any tax related to a carbon tax or fuel tax that is not spent on roads or bridges is a rip off. TCI is another tax against hard working sales people we need to drive to make a living. We... read more Any tax related to a carbon tax or fuel tax that is not spent on roads or bridges is a rip off. TCI is another tax against hard working sales people we need to drive to make a living. We get nothing in return. I will think about this next time I vote. Your drink too much global warming cool aid. Try fitting crime and secure the boarder. Money better spent to support Trump. Steve Tacchi	-
11/8/2019	Rebecca	Hill	Adventures at Yankee Fleet	Gloucester	Massachusetts	To Whom It May Concern: TCI is nothing more than a backdoor attempt to institute a carbon tax without a vote by our lawmakers. Your aim is clear. You want to make fuel so expensive that... read more To Whom It May Concern: TCI is nothing more than a backdoor attempt to institute a carbon tax without a vote by our lawmakers. Your aim is clear. You want to make fuel so expensive that taxpayers will be forced to walk and bike to work. Consumers will soon be paying more at the pump to support increased government spending. For normal people, this is a tax. State Rep. William Straus, the House chairman of the Transportation Committee, recently described TCI as a gas tax, saying “All states raise their gas tax the same amount at the same time and agree not to call it a gas tax, but I think the public is smarter than that.” According to the Massachusetts state constitution, all state taxes must originate from the House. Gov. Charlie Baker does not have authority to unilaterally raise taxes. There must be an open and transparent legislative process. on the details of the agreement.	-
11/8/2019	John	Tata	Retired	LUNENBURG	Massachusetts	Its a tax that the legislature should vote on. Watch for the future referendum Its a tax that the legislature should vote on. Watch for the future referendum	-
11/8/2019	Brian	Murphy	Unenrolled voter	Paxton	Massachusetts	These ' Initiatives ' generally result in extreme programs that do not result positive and practical solutions. read more These ' Initiatives ' generally result in extreme programs that do not result positive and practical solutions.	-
11/8/2019	William	Whiteley	none	Southampton	Massachusetts	I disapprove of any form of taxation, regardless of how deceitfully it is enacted. TCI is just that, a deceitful form of taxation. I disapprove of any form of taxation, regardless of how deceitfully it is enacted. TCI is just that, a deceitful form of taxation.	-

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