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
11/13/2019	mike	richard	contractor	old orchard	Maine	It's sad that Governor Paul LePage didnt kill this looney toon plan while in office. It is now left to the left to impose another regressive tax upon the citizens . Oh joy. I swear with great... read more It's sad that Governor Paul LePage didnt kill this looney toon plan while in office. It is now left to the left to impose another regressive tax upon the citizens . Oh joy. I swear with great regret at the infamy brought upon the once scenic and magnificent mountaintops of Maine covered with avian cusinarts paid for by ponzi schems like this fuel TAX. Sadly the base of it all is predicated upon a madness brought on by the desire to simply control the peasants and live upon their toil like leaches. Stop the madness of the religion of the climate change, carbon isnt the problem; greed is.	-
11/13/2019	Maria	Rizzo-Roy	Voter	Londonderry	New Hampshire	DO NOT IMPLEMENT TCI, IT IS THEFT OF TAX $ FROM HARD WORKING N.H.RESIDENTS. HOME OWNERS IN N.H.ARE ALREADY THE N.H.ATM, DO NOT HIT US HARDER. DO NOT IMPLEMENT TCI, IT IS THEFT OF TAX $ FROM HARD WORKING N.H.RESIDENTS. HOME OWNERS IN N.H.ARE ALREADY THE N.H.ATM, DO NOT HIT US HARDER.	-
11/13/2019	ross	almquist	voter	bridgewater	Massachusetts	Never support a tax that isn't voted on by elected officials. If allowed, vote the official OUT! read more Never support a tax that isn't voted on by elected officials. If allowed, vote the official OUT!	-
11/13/2019	Richard	Gagnon	Citizen	Rockport	Massachusetts	Use the money we already collect each year wisely. No taxation without representation. Use the money we already collect each year wisely. No taxation without representation.	-
11/13/2019	patrick	philbin	citizen	waltham	Massachusetts	any taxes or government imposed fees need to be public and voted on by roll call votes. I want to know who votes and how. Stop this subversive, secret abuse of power. any taxes or government imposed fees need to be public and voted on by roll call votes. I want to know who votes and how. Stop this subversive, secret abuse of power.	-
11/13/2019	Angeline	Benoit	citizen	READING	Massachusetts	The legislatures make the laws. We the people have a right to vote on this. Charlie Baker, This is not Cuba! The legislatures make the laws. We the people have a right to vote on this. Charlie Baker, This is not Cuba!	-
11/12/2019	Elizabeth	Lorenz	Independent	Acton	Massachusetts	I stand firmly against the TCI. It's not a climate initiative. It's a money grab from the already over burdened tax payers of Massachusetts. My family and I will be watching to see... read more I stand firmly against the TCI. It's not a climate initiative. It's a money grab from the already over burdened tax payers of Massachusetts. My family and I will be watching to see who votes for this travesty and we will vote against them in their next election.	-
11/12/2019	Mike	Pageau	None	Northboro	Massachusetts	This is total B.S. you can’t just add a tax without legislator approval. How dare you even consider doing this. We pay so much in taxes and enough is enough! This is total B.S. you can’t just add a tax without legislator approval. How dare you even consider doing this. We pay so much in taxes and enough is enough!	-
11/12/2019	Dave	Short	Ind	Bridgewater	Massachusetts	This state doesn’t need another tax increase, no matter how you package it. This democratic run legislature thinks nothing of adding to the tax burden on the citizens of this state. How about... read more This state doesn’t need another tax increase, no matter how you package it. This democratic run legislature thinks nothing of adding to the tax burden on the citizens of this state. How about finding ways to save money for the taxpayers? Ya’ know, sharpen the pencils. This is a bad idea that will hopefully affect your political aspirations. Then again, I am a Republican who voted Scott Brown and Geoff Diehl and has no desire to see any of you re-elected anyway. All I know is , there are ways to raise the money you so desperately crave, without stepping on us even harder. So pissed. Anybody can get elected and raise taxes. Make what you get from us work. Spend some time on the job.	-
11/12/2019	Matt	Perachi	Independent	Marshfield	Massachusetts	I am against the TCI. If it is good policy, let the lawmakers in each state vote on the individual proposals. No additional gas taxes should be used to battle climate change. I am against the TCI. If it is good policy, let the lawmakers in each state vote on the individual proposals. No additional gas taxes should be used to battle climate change.	-
11/12/2019	Donna	Levine	Mrs.	Marshfield	Massachusetts	Since it's impossible for our state to always keep our water safe for drinking, our roads, bridges, potholes, exploding gas lines, breaking water pipes, sewer pipes, and MBTA up to par, how... read more Since it's impossible for our state to always keep our water safe for drinking, our roads, bridges, potholes, exploding gas lines, breaking water pipes, sewer pipes, and MBTA up to par, how in the world can our government fix CLIMATE? I seem to recall our planet has gone through ice ages and meltings throughout our planet's existence. Get our basic infrastructure and water up to par, then we can consider fixing climate. Besides as science reveals, "our environment is cleaner today than it was since the 1950s." TCI is just another name for increasing gas taxes for working Americans.	-
11/12/2019	Robert	Keyworth	Owner	North Weymouth	Massachusetts	I am totally against this TCI initiative. It is another attempt to raise taxes in general, and this is not a good thing for Massacusetts. It would be in the best interests of the... read more I am totally against this TCI initiative. It is another attempt to raise taxes in general, and this is not a good thing for Massacusetts. It would be in the best interests of the state and any policy maker/pusher involved to distance themselves from this initiative. Rob - Weymouth, MA	-
11/12/2019	William	Campbell	Independent	Woodstock Valley	Connecticut	Please do not allow this to go through. It is another tax on us. If you want to push this through, please put it to a vote. Let the taxpayer decide. Please do not allow this to go through. It is another tax on us. If you want to push this through, please put it to a vote. Let the taxpayer decide.	-
11/12/2019	Barbara	Wales	Mass Resident	Newton	Massachusetts	The congressional reps do not listen to the residents. And this must stop. We THE PEOPLE do not want you to force these taxes upon us in an unjust manner The congressional reps do not listen to the residents. And this must stop. We THE PEOPLE do not want you to force these taxes upon us in an unjust manner	-
11/12/2019	Barbara	Mell	Retired	Abington	Massachusetts	This TCI is nothing but a subversive attempt to impose a new version of the automatic gas tax that we, the voters, said HELL NO to in 2014. Not everyone in Massachusetts is asleep. And those of... read more This TCI is nothing but a subversive attempt to impose a new version of the automatic gas tax that we, the voters, said HELL NO to in 2014. Not everyone in Massachusetts is asleep. And those of us who aren't are going to spread the word, as far and wide as we can, and expose you for the crooks you are. We will know who NOT to vote for in the future.	-
11/12/2019	John	Hanlon	None	Medway	Massachusetts	No to hidden taxes! No to $4 per gallon gas like CA! We’re 47th in the nation in transportation. Our “T” is broken. Our roads are in a shambles compared to other states that I travel. The moneys... read more No to hidden taxes! No to $4 per gallon gas like CA! We’re 47th in the nation in transportation. Our “T” is broken. Our roads are in a shambles compared to other states that I travel. The moneys have been misspent. Clean up your act first!	-
11/12/2019	Margaret	McMahon	independent unaffiliated	Rockport	Massachusetts	TCI is attempting to bypass the democratic process by pushing through a tax increase without forcing the legislature to take a vote. This is wrong! There must be a vote! And the vote should be NO... TCI is attempting to bypass the democratic process by pushing through a tax increase without forcing the legislature to take a vote. This is wrong! There must be a vote! And the vote should be NO.	-
11/12/2019	Lisa	Gillum	Citizen	mashpee	Massachusetts	This proposed policy for low-carbon transportation is a blatant effort to disguise a gas tax increase. It’s a very deceitful attempt by TCI to institute a carbon tax without a vote by our... read more This proposed policy for low-carbon transportation is a blatant effort to disguise a gas tax increase. It’s a very deceitful attempt by TCI to institute a carbon tax without a vote by our lawmakers. As I understand it they plan to carry out their policy design through a “cap-and trade” system for motor fuel carbon emissions, more honestly referred to as a gas tax. Some in the Massachusetts government prefer to think of TCI as a regulation and not a tax, thus not requiring legislative approval. Call it what you will - we will all be paying more for gas just to support more wasteful and inefficient government spending. To implement this policy without the support of the elected representatives of my state government is grossly irresponsible. If and when my elected representatives have the opportunity to consider and vote on it, I want the opportunity to hold them accountable for this tax. I consider the intent of this initiative to be fundamentally flawed.	-
11/12/2019	David	Kempf	Mass resident	Greenfield	Massachusetts	Please vote no on TCI Please vote no on TCI	-
11/12/2019	Marcia	Kuchta	Independent	Wellesley Hills	Massachusetts	I vehemently oppose the TCI tax and the manner in which it is being attempted to be implemented. I vehemently oppose the TCI tax and the manner in which it is being attempted to be implemented.	-

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