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On the article Alleged Arlington Boys & Girls Club Abuser in Court Today
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On the article Defendants Plead Guilty in Shooting of Woburn Police Officer and Armed Robbery
OldTownie
11:30 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
ReplyNow it is time for the city of Woburn, in particular the mayor, to put this all to rest with officer DeNapoli.
This man has suffered great pain and is due to live out the rest of his life at the level he should have had he not been shot in the line of duty.
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On the article State House News Service Weekly Roundup: Exit Strategy
OldTownie
2:47 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
Tyler some points in reference to your post:
Payroll taxes on $400 are $30.60. Federal and Mass income taxes (if single) would be about $40.23 without any deductions except the personal (http://www.tax-brackets.org/federaltaxtable).
The employer is paying $30.60 in payroll taxes, unemployment, and workman's comp. Any increase in the rate of pay will also drive these associated costs up.
If the employee is paying $50/week for health insurance I'd like to see the employer's portion it would be very large in Mass where health insurance is among the most expensive.
I've never heard anybody that works subtract "about $60 bucks for gas, bus fair, lunches, a few coffees ( not enough to buy a few beers after work)" from their gross when determining take home pay. Take home is what your check says, not minus everything you decide to buy with your check.
And finally, I don't know any hard working people that work just 40 hours per week. I know hard working people and I know people that work 40 hours per week but they are different people.
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On the Blog Post Rep. Lewis Files Legislation to Protect Privacy and Free Speech
OldTownie
12:01 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013
So we've moved so far to the right that nearly half of all households get government aid?
http://mercatus.org/publication/nation-government-dependents
Where was it before 75%?
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On the article MSBA Moves Winchester High School Project to Schematic Design Phase
OldTownie
9:36 am on Friday, April 5, 2013
The building is not sinking. The fill surrounding the building is.
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On the Blog Post Moms Demand Action's "Week of Action" Campaign
OldTownie
8:58 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Supremacy clause in the US Constitution puts what is in the Constitution above states' laws. Since the 2nd is in the Constitution how can a state infringe upon it?
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On the article POLICE LOG: Man Finds WWII Era Grenades While Cleaning House, Report of Fraud at King Gas
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On the article Police: Heroin, Cocaine, Percocets Found at Salem Street Barber Shop
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On the article State House News Service Weekly Roundup: Black Smoke
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On the Blog Post Time For Some Common Sense Budgeting
OldTownie
9:25 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013
ReplyMore money for early ed? Is this the same early ed that had a $200K/year no show commissioner and is keeping her on as a consultant? No thanks.
OldTownie
4:18 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
Does the clock stop ticking if the accused is out of the state?