JALSA in State House News Service on Revenue Priorities
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Excerpt from Crosswinds swirling in tax relief talks
“These tax breaks won’t improve our state’s competitiveness in ways that actually matter. They’ll only drain resources away from the true competitive problems facing Massachusetts: the high cost of housing, child care and higher education, and our unreliable, congested transportation system,” said Cindy Rowe, executive director of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action and a member of Raise Up’s steering committee. “Instead of giving away hundreds of millions of dollars to the already wealthy, we ask that legislators balance targeted tax cuts for working families and seniors with spending on what will make our state truly affordable, equitable and competitive.”