Property taxes
Nearly yearly the town and state wrestle over the property tax. The issue with the property tax is that it’s just about unavoidable. It impacts everybody – not simply those that personal property, but in addition those that hire.
Certain, you may cut back your earnings tax by deductions for property tax or hire, however what should you don’t earn sufficient to pay sufficient tax to make a distinction? You continue to must pay that hire.
Effectively, have a look at the tax construction of one of the profitable cities in america. A metropolis that has grown each decade for the final 50 years. I’m speaking about Phoenix, Arizona. A metropolis constructed in the course of the desert with just about no pure sources.
Phoenix has a metropolis gross sales tax of two.3%. Additionally it is in Maricopa county which has a gross sales tax price of 0.7%. And the state of Arizona has a gross sales tax price 5.6% for a mixed gross sales tax price of 8.6%
However what’s necessary is the town of Phoenix gross sales tax of two.3%. The gross sales tax will be prevented, however nobody who lives in Boston can keep away from the town property tax. By having a metropolis gross sales tax, possibly the town can have an incentive to revive its necessary buying areas like Downtown Crossing.
By making its buying districts extra enticing to commuters, these brick and mortar shops will see extra foot site visitors from those that need extra of a buying expertise than the web. Particularly impulse consumers. Particularly contemplating that you must ship again no matter you’re sad with.
The advantages of enticing buying areas shouldn’t be underestimated. Extra individuals will go to our eating places and theaters. With decrease property taxes, extra individuals can afford to stay within the metropolis.
Eugene Gobby
Somerville
Social Safety
My spouse simply bought her Social Safety assertion with the COLA for 2026. Her improve after deducting the brand new Medicare value which elevated by about 10% comes as much as 36 cents a day. That’s not even sufficient to purchase a stamp to mail out a invoice. Thanks Uncle Sam
Paul Quaglia
Billerica
Nameless sources
As I learn information articles, I’m critically unimpressed by the innuendos, false rumors, and lies perpetrated below the guise of a excessive rating official who needs to stay nameless. Then they proceed to malign something Trump has accomplished. Legacy information won’t ever be revered once more while you all are the blame while you use nameless sources (in the event that they do exist).
John Koster
Woburn
