Massachusetts is one of the richest per-capita places in the world. We have the wealth to weather this storm, and maintain the state’s fiscal strength, by tapping a portion of the state’s rainy day fund and raising significant new revenue from the world’s largest, most profitable corporations.
Patricia Jehlen
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Some thoughts on where we need to be competitive
WHAT MAKES Massachusetts “competitive?” Some people assert that we have to cut taxes on the wealthy and corporations to stop them from leaving for other states. Public conversation about competitiveness has focused on data on out-migration and where Massachusetts is an “outlier.” Some people are alarmed that “110,000 people have left Massachusetts.” But other people […]
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More workplace protections are needed
ON LABOR DAY, we celebrated working people, and the achievements of the union movement which make our families more secure and make our society and economy stronger. Among them: unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, and workplace safety regulations. The experience of the pandemic has underscored the vital role of all those protections, and shows we […]