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
12/3/2019	Walter	Kennedy	Independent	Randolph	Massachusetts	NO MORE TAXES!! NO TAXES DISGUISED AS SOME SORT OF FEEL-GOOD INITIATIVE! WE VOTED THE GAS TAX OUT, STOP TRYING TO BRING IT BACK! NO MORE TAXES!! NO TAXES DISGUISED AS SOME SORT OF FEEL-GOOD INITIATIVE! WE VOTED THE GAS TAX OUT, STOP TRYING TO BRING IT BACK!	-
12/3/2019	MARK	ROGERS	none	WEBSTER	Massachusetts	The TCI is an illegal tax...pure and simple. If you want to tax us do it in the open and lookng us " in the eyes". I am not in favor of contributing more to a bloated budget. read more The TCI is an illegal tax...pure and simple. If you want to tax us do it in the open and lookng us " in the eyes". I am not in favor of contributing more to a bloated budget.	-
12/3/2019	Garth	Goldberg	Law Offices of Garth Goldberg	Winchester	Massachusetts	As far as I can tell, TCI is an interstate compact between states. This requires approval of Congress which does not appear to have been given. If this passes, a lawsuit will be brought.... read more As far as I can tell, TCI is an interstate compact between states. This requires approval of Congress which does not appear to have been given. If this passes, a lawsuit will be brought. I oppose the Massachusetts Legislature using a back door method to impose an increased gas tax.	-
12/3/2019	James	Holdman	- None -	Sudbury	Massachusetts	THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TAX. TOTAL BS. WE'LL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER. OINK, OINK read more THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TAX. TOTAL BS. WE'LL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER. OINK, OINK	-
12/3/2019	John	OLoughlin	Independent	Boston	Massachusetts	Mass should NOT participate in this farce. Unconstitutional and already voted sown by taxpayers. Virtue signalling great for Charlie; not so great for working people. Mass should NOT participate in this farce. Unconstitutional and already voted sown by taxpayers. Virtue signalling great for Charlie; not so great for working people.	-
12/3/2019	Michael	Modica	citizen	Saugus	Massachusetts	If this is really about the environment and not just another tax increase, it will be made revenue-neutral, perhaps with a fixed dollar amount tax credit/benefits increase, so that if you consume... read more If this is really about the environment and not just another tax increase, it will be made revenue-neutral, perhaps with a fixed dollar amount tax credit/benefits increase, so that if you consume less than the average amount of fuel you get back more than you paid, and if you consume more, you get back less than you paid.	-
12/2/2019	christine	savage	citizen	boston	Massachusetts	Outrageous! Since when is Massachusetts taxed without representation! We are so overburdened with taxes as is and this tax will hit the middle class the hardest. Where are our tax dollars spent?... read more Outrageous! Since when is Massachusetts taxed without representation! We are so overburdened with taxes as is and this tax will hit the middle class the hardest. Where are our tax dollars spent? Not on transportation? Another train derailed today! Infrastructure? Nope. It's so old that I'm shocked that the lights come on when I flip the switch. Road maintenance. The potholes in Boston have yet to be fixed on our major highways since last winter. Encore is paying a large amount of taxes..where's it going? We "fined" them for an extra $35 million. Where is that money going? Who is running the show? State taxes originate in the House of Representatives. "Carbon fee"?? Who do you think you're kidding??????	-
12/2/2019	Cynthia	Mallia	MA taxpayer	Peabody	Massachusetts	Gov. Baker, will you be taking public transportation or continue with your personal driver in a gas guzzler that we taxpayers will be paying for? There is very little public transportation in... read more Gov. Baker, will you be taking public transportation or continue with your personal driver in a gas guzzler that we taxpayers will be paying for? There is very little public transportation in Peabody unless you want to go to one of the malls. Your “fee” is a deceptive way to push an actual tax on us and it will not only hurt the middle class but all the small businesses. You’ve already hurt us by banning menthol cigarettes, legal vaping products that haven’t been proven to be the culprits in the recent deaths, and not pushing for enforcement of preventing under age purchases. I propose we voters BAN YOU! by voting you out on the next election.	-
12/2/2019	gary	marrese	Mass. republican party	Bridgewater	Massachusetts	I am outraged Governor baker would even consider a massive tax on gasoline without a vote in the Legislature. We already spend more on roads and infrastructure per mile than any other state in... read more I am outraged Governor baker would even consider a massive tax on gasoline without a vote in the Legislature. We already spend more on roads and infrastructure per mile than any other state in the country, and now you want to crush us with this insane tax. Many young people I meet including my own children are talking about leaving this state because of the cost of living in Massachusetts. If the Governor does this there will be recall petitions circulated to remove him from the Governor's office.	-
12/2/2019	Alan	Cunha	taxpayer	Lakeville	Massachusetts	Voters denied your automatic gas tax request and now you're trying a back door attempt to install one. This will not fly, we WILL remember this come next re-election Gov. Baker. You have... read more Voters denied your automatic gas tax request and now you're trying a back door attempt to install one. This will not fly, we WILL remember this come next re-election Gov. Baker. You have become as conservative as that nut Liz Warren.	-
12/2/2019	Chris	Howell	Tax Payer	Sandwich	Massachusetts	TCI is a tax. A Tax by another name would smell just as bad. TCI is a tax. A Tax by another name would smell just as bad.	-
12/2/2019	Samuel	Kramer	Auto Repair Business	Quincy	Massachusetts	Mass Governor must bring this to the people. He must stop acting like a dictator. Passing this tax on businesses like the one I own will kill any further growth and adding workers. There is no way... read more Mass Governor must bring this to the people. He must stop acting like a dictator. Passing this tax on businesses like the one I own will kill any further growth and adding workers. There is no way of passing on these exsorbant added cost in the industry. Governor Baker stop acting like a dictator, we are a government of the people, you work for us! Stop wiping out industries that you don't care about. We can not all be in BioMed and IT that continue to get massive Taxes Breaks.	-
12/2/2019	Joseph	Sweeney	Resident of Massachusetts	Needham	Massachusetts	I find it outrageous that the Commonwealth is pursuing this initiative without a vote of the people. The taxpayers overwhelmingly rejected the Legislatures brazen and cowardly attempt to index gas... read more I find it outrageous that the Commonwealth is pursuing this initiative without a vote of the people. The taxpayers overwhelmingly rejected the Legislatures brazen and cowardly attempt to index gas tax increases to inflation in 2014. Trying to hide the same initiative in the TCI based on unsettled science is the epitome of taxation without representation, one of the founding tenets of this country. This is a completely irresponsible piece of legislation.	-
12/2/2019	Carl	Carey jr	TAX Payer and Voter	Lynn	Massachusetts	In 2014 we voted NO to increasing a gas tax. This TCI is a tax and should be put to a vote. Legalize Gambling and steal that revenue. Did you people ever study how this country was founded? Go... read more In 2014 we voted NO to increasing a gas tax. This TCI is a tax and should be put to a vote. Legalize Gambling and steal that revenue. Did you people ever study how this country was founded? Go back and read our history....Years of your mishandling and mismanagement of our taxes doesn't warrant you to reach into our pockets again. I'll drive to NH and get gas and do ALL my shopping there...I'll buy 4 5gal gas cans and fill them there. PUT IT TO A VOTE!	-
12/2/2019	James	Freeman	Independent	Hingham	Massachusetts	I am opposed to the tax, labeled as s fee I am opposed to the tax, labeled as s fee	-
12/2/2019	marion	dewey	republican	middleboro	Massachusetts	what do you think is going to happen to the low income worker when they can't go to work because they don't have the money for gas it will hurt the family that has only one car how do... read more what do you think is going to happen to the low income worker when they can't go to work because they don't have the money for gas it will hurt the family that has only one car how do you get to the train trains would help the inner city but not the suburbs there is no way to walk to work	-
12/2/2019	BILLY	TRASK	CONSERVATIVE	Braintree	Massachusetts		-
12/2/2019	Sheri	Sullivan	INDEPENDENT	Rockland	Massachusetts		-
12/2/2019	David	Watts	citizen	Arlington	Massachusetts	The gas tax was defeated by the taxpayers already. This is an attempt to do an end run around the people of Massachusetts and to avoid fiscal responsibility. The gas tax was defeated by the taxpayers already. This is an attempt to do an end run around the people of Massachusetts and to avoid fiscal responsibility.	-
12/2/2019	Allen	Hiltz	Stake holder in my taxes.	East Bridgewater	Massachusetts	I do not wont any more taxes on fuel. this is a scam to get more taxes. I am a tax paying citisan had enough of this back door environmental foolishness. As a retired seiner we can not afford the... read more I do not wont any more taxes on fuel. this is a scam to get more taxes. I am a tax paying citisan had enough of this back door environmental foolishness. As a retired seiner we can not afford the high price of gas and heating oil. All you bureaucrats try living on Social security and fix incomes ha you don't care all this is is money in your pocket that you cant manage any way. Government squanders money left and right.. You are not even worth the pay check you get.	-

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