{"id":19447,"date":"2013-06-27T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=19447"},"modified":"2013-06-27T12:00:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T16:00:32","slug":"how-much-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=19447","title":{"rendered":"How Much Is Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will there ever come a time when the government feels that it has enough money to run the country, the state, or your town? I am beginning to wonder.<\/p>\n

Holly Robichaud at the Boston Herald<\/a> posted an article today about the tax bill passed by the Massachusetts House<\/a> yesterday. While reading the details of this bill, please keep in mind that state revenue is presently $575 million above predictions. So what did the House do? They raised taxes!<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

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How much are taxes going up?\u00a0 Bacon Hill says $500 million.\u00a0 Do you trust them?\u00a0 $500 million is just the first year.\u00a0 This is a tax package on steroids.\u00a0 It gets bigger every year with no end in sight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bacon Hill indexed the gas tax<\/a> to inflation which means it will increase every year.\u00a0 This year it is an additional 3 cents.\u00a0 Next year it will increase again and the following year and the following year and the following year…..\u00a0 It is the gas tax increase to infinity and beyond.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bacon Hill also tied the tax on underground storage tanks<\/a> to inflation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cigarette tax<\/a> is going up $1 per pack.\u00a0 This is a direct attack on poor people.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unless the voters of Massachusetts change the way they vote, we can expect to see more of the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Enhanced<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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