Recent content by TallIsGood

The T got billions from the millionaires tax. There will never be enough money.

Yep. The ones who drive in to work, go to shows, sporting events, shopping and dinners.

People will stop traveling to Boston if it’s that painful to do so.

23000 people annually is 88 a DAY riding the bus. There are 88,000 cars a day and certainly more people than that. Removing 50% of car lanes for a bus lane is crazy.

23000 annually is no one to over 80,000 cars daily. Route 9 is mostly for folks in the area not to get from Boston to Worcester. I live in the area so do understand it.

Only Route 1 bus travels on Route 9 though this area and it had 23,177 total riders in 2024 ANNUALLY vs 80,000 cars DAILY. So I’ll stick to my comment that no one rides the bus here and it would be crazy to take out a lane on Rt 9 to make it a bus lane...

No one is taking busses in this area. There are no places for TOD as the towns don’t want traffic funneled on to side streets. They want the traffic ON route 9!

Correct, so income from business in other states and countries is now free of Mass tax.

I’m well aware of the costs but other costs are lower. Overall it’s cheaper to live there for me. Reduced taxes cover the mortgage plus.

Yeah as a CPA and an attorney, I certainly understand marginal tax rates. Marginal rates are on the last dollar of income. So an 80% increase. Effective rates are blended on overall income.

While anecdotal this is why I say people are leaving mass (or not coming or structuring timing of gains around it) and it’s all because of the 80% increase. Remember it goes from 9% to 0% when we go. That pays for the second house.

I’m a big law partner who practices in biotech. Trust me we can (and do) move to and work from Florida! 5%->9% is an 80% increase in tax rate. Many business owners (tech and biotech) folks will move before selling or exercising stock options and generating big money. So Mass will never...

“study from the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive research group” Nothing like a study to support their own opinions.

People are leaving over this. It will have long term adverse impacts.

From the 90s early 2000s. I believe initial redevelopment plans originated in the 1960s.