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Obama’s towering regulatory state increases burden on taxpayers
A glance at the overall count of rules and regulations leads one to suppose regulatory burdens are decreasing. After all, since Obama…
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Tax-cut advocate Barbara Anderson dies; ‘Mother’ of Prop 2 1/2
Massachusetts lost a true taxpayers' champion Friday with the passing of Barbara C. Anderson. Anderson was the driving force behind 1980&…
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Why the IRS was just hacked – again – and what the feds can do about it
Last month hackers stole Internal Revenue Service data belonging to more than 100,000 taxpayers. This sort of attack on the IRS…
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Taking taxpayers on a runaway ride
The image of a driverless runaway train provides the perfect visual metaphor for the endless travails of the MBTA, especially following the…
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Tax rate will go down next year for Bay State wage earners
BOSTON – The Massachusetts state income tax rate will fall slightly in January, the third-to-last step in the tax rate's odyssey…
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Paid patriotism
"We're No. 1." That's been a constant refrain of Boston and New England sports fans in…