The bad news: Train derailments. The certified worst traffic in the country. Underfunded public schools. Tuition hikes at public colleges and universities. A growing statewide affordable housing crisis. Every day, we see new examples of how Massachusetts is in dire need of new revenue.
The good news: This is a problem that we can fix.
The MA legislature has made numerous public commitments to raise new revenue this coming fall. It’s a promise we need to hold them to.
But business groups and corporate lobbyists have been meeting with legislators to push for regressive taxes that take the burden off them and put it on working people.
That’s not right. Because we know that these large corporations are not paying their fair share.
So it’s time to make our values heard by the Legislature.
With our partners around the state in the Raise Up Massachusetts coalition, we’ve launched a quality call campaign, asking activists to call their legislators and make perfectly clear what our expectations for any revenue package are:
- Any near-term revenue proposals must include a commitment to move the Fair Share Amendment through the legislative process.
- Fair: Economically progressive, to bring the share of income paid by higher-income people more in line with that paid by lower-income people.
- Sustainable: Supported by the public and capable of surviving attempted repeal, so that we can count on the revenue to make necessary investments.
- Adequate: Raises enough revenue to meet the Commonwealth’s needs.
Having technical difficulties and unable to use the tool above? Please email info@raiseupma.org or text 857-242-0412 with the outcomes of your call, including:
- Which legislator did you call?
- Did you talk to your legislator or an aide?
- Did your legislator commit to supporting progressive revenue?
- How would your legislator suggest we raise revenue?
