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Should the state income tax be abolished?

The way politicians are handling the money these days, one doesn’t know if the money is going into their own pockets instead of where it is supposed to be going. If abolishing taxes means there will be no money for the bridges, the highways and other necessities, then no.

 James Dancy Jr.
Teacher/Promoter
Mattapan
… I don’t believe they should because of the state of our infrastructure, and [because] a lot of the programs … are being taken away from the community. I don’t feel a legitimate need to repeal the income tax at this time.

 Patrice Inda
Health Care Industry
Randolph
I don’t think that the state income tax should be abolished … I believe that our state tax should be to make the state greener, to provide books and materials for the school system, etc. Without it, what happens to our children?

 Andrea Baptiste
TV/Radio Personality
Dorchester
No. The funds from the income taxes are needed to support state-run programs, such as recreation for children with disabilities, education and after-school programs, and literacy programs.

 Joana Johnson-Smith
Registered Nurse
Dorchester
No, because it’s detrimental to the allocation of resources.

 Michael Gerard Williams
Undergraduate Student, Morehouse College
Atlanta
No … We need to have state taxes. If we don’t, we won’t have services such as public schools, repairing bridges, [and] taking care of the elderly [and] the young. State taxes are very important.

 Janice McManus
Educational Specialist
Lynn