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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Patrick: We Need to Increase Income Tax to Invest in Our Future

Tell us: do you think we need to increase taxes to strengthen education and transportation?

In his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday night, Gov. Deval Patrick proposed raising the state's income tax by 1 percentage point and lowering the sales tax to pay for $2 billion in transportation improvements and early childhood education programs.  "There is no good time to raise taxes. I know how tough the times have been on the people and families of the Commonwealth. And though the worst of the recession is over, many, many families still face tough decisions and have deep anxiety about the future. I would not ask if I did not believe in my heart that investing meaningfully today in education and transportation will significantly improve our economic tomorrows," Patrick said. Patrick said he wanted a more fair and …

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Southpaw

2:22 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013

President? I shudder the thought. Can't imagine anyone would vote for this jack a**. I will pray he can't even make it to the ballot. Would love to punch that smirk off his face....that he wears all the time.   more ›

Monday, August 20, 2012

Per Capita Education Spending: How Does Arlington Compare?

Arlington has the third lowest per capita spending on education out of the 25 cities and towns used in the comparison.

As the school year approaches, parents will hear about new investments in their local school system or, sometimes, cuts to teachers and budgets. But how much does Arlington spend on education for each person in town—in financial terms, its per capita education spending? The Pioneer Institute, a Massachusetts public policy research organization, recently released a spreadsheet tool to accompany its new handbook, "Guide to Sound Fiscal Management for Municipalities." The spreadsheet tool allows anyone to compare how much a city or town spends on various services, and how much the city or town spends per capita. Patch used the tool to compare 25 cities and towns in the area on per capita education spending, with the Pioneer Institute using …

Paul

1:40 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

The underlying assumption is bogus and flawed. The important numbers would be dollars spent per enrolled student. I for obe LIKE the direction of the number! Too much money is thrown at edcation that fors not benefit the student. The unionised teachers are lazy and dont go the extra mile. There is too much focus on college prep. We need better education for fewer dollars!   more ›

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