Mass Lobotomy

As we all know the state which spawned and still abides the Kennedys harbors no quaint notions of liberty and self reliance. Having just been in the western part of the state I must wonder, despite the New England beauty, who the hell would want to move there? Or start a business there? I double checked to make sure I didn't have nail clippers on my person because everything is illegal up there, except, of course, having waltzed into this country illegally demanding services. So, in fact, all is illegal there for Americans. The only exemption is for illegals.

It goes without saying that if it had been up to the last few generations of Massasses our nation would never have occured.

Here's a good one:

"EFFORTS TO tamp down antitax sentiment in Massachusetts got an unexpected boost last week"

It takes an entirely clueless brain and a stunningly out of touch set of agates to tell the very people you wish to sell papers to that they should shut up and pay up. Ding Dong the newpapers continue to die and the bile laden blogs these self important hacks will write after they are all out of work will defy reason for free.

Read that sentence again "EFFORTS TO tamp down antitax sentiment in Massachusetts got an unexpected boost last week..."

Wow, but wait. It gets better, here is the headline:

"Taxachusetts no more"

In fact the entire bloodfart of an editorial is brief and I will just paste it here with this last thought, WTF? (oh well, couldn't help myself and commented after...)

August 11, 2008

"EFFORTS TO tamp down antitax sentiment in Massachusetts got an unexpected boost last week: the small-government advocates at the National Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., issued a report showing that the state's tax burden has dropped a few notches this year. The epithet "Taxachusetts" has been difficult to shake, but the foundation report ranks the state 23d out of 50 for the bite state and local taxes take out of a resident's paycheck. That's just about the middle by anyone's calculation.

As incomes rise and taxes remain fairly stable, Massachusetts' standing improves. The report shows the tax burden here declining steadily since 2005, when Massachusetts ranked 18th among the states. Back in 1980, the year a property tax revolt fueled passage of Proposition 2 1/2, the state ranked second, just behind New York.

States with higher tax burdens include many considered competitors for jobs and skilled workers: California, North Carolina, and Virginia, for example. New Jersey has the highest tax burden of all.

To avoid statistical distortions, it is important to calculate taxes as a proportion of personal income, instead of just per person. States with lower incomes than Massachusetts may have somewhat lower tax rates, but the tax bill hurts more for poorer residents of Arkansas (which ranks 14th for tax burden) or Georgia (16th). It is somewhat akin to the wind-chill factor: the temperature (raw data) may say one thing, but what matters is how much the cold hurts.

In November, voters will be faced with a ballot question to eliminate the state income tax. The tax foundation's report shows Massachusetts moving in the right direction. It should help inform a debate based on facts, not slogans."

That there will be a ballot is an inspiration and evidence that the folks behind the measure worked against all odds and are heroes to anyone who is not a communist/socialist.

http://www.smallgovernmentact.org/

How much does that "cold hurt" you idiot commies?

Here is the site of one who moved. Here also a recent post.

Please read and reread that editorial and even go and comment via email there or comment here.

Wow.

Once again, just because it is so stunning:

To avoid statistical distortions, it is important to calculate taxes as a proportion of personal income, instead of just per person. States with lower incomes than Massachusetts may have somewhat lower tax rates, but the tax bill hurts more for poorer residents of Arkansas (which ranks 14th for tax burden) or Georgia (16th). It is somewhat akin to the wind-chill factor: the temperature (raw data) may say one thing, but what matters is how much the cold hurts.

Tar and feathers would only be a shy and belated start to the vicious thrashing those folks need up there.