| Most people have no idea this is moving right now.
At the State House, Beacon Hill Democrats are advancing Maura Healey’s so called “Municipal Empowerment Act,” a proposal that would allow cities and towns to triple the auto excise tax.
Triple it.
Families across Massachusetts are already stretched thin. Housing costs are up. Groceries cost more. Energy bills keep climbing. And now, instead of lowering the burden, they want to give municipalities the green light to dramatically raise taxes on something almost every working family depends on: their car.
This is not empowerment. It is cost shifting.
Under Maura Healey, the state spends billions on the migrant crisis while local communities are left scrambling for resources. Instead of sending more local aid back to cities and towns, Beacon Hill is telling them to raise your taxes to make up the difference.
That is not leadership. That is passing the buck.
Healey wants local officials to take the heat while she avoids responsibility. But make no mistake: this affordability crisis starts at the top. Reckless spending in Boston always finds its way back to your mailbox in the form of higher taxes and fees.
Massachusetts does not have a revenue problem. It has a spending problem.
As Governor, I will stop the cost shifting. I will increase local aid responsibly, cut waste, and focus on what matters to working families. We should be lowering taxes and making life more affordable, not quietly creating new ways to raise them.
It is time to restore accountability. It is time to restore balance. And it is time for leadership that puts Massachusetts residents first.
Join me, https://brianshortsleeve.com/get-involved/.
Semper Fidelis,
Brian Shortsleeve |
