tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post381331554455014694..comments2023-05-24T11:55:02.026-04:00Comments on Eye on Egremont: FORCED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONSKevinZurrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10514093726232316855noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-43852509316673061762014-03-23T17:29:21.799-04:002014-03-23T17:29:21.799-04:00Amen! What good are tax protections if you can'...Amen! What good are tax protections if you can't depend on them? It's called a tax LIMIT for a reason!KevinZurrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514093726232316855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-34973490512900816072014-03-23T15:52:09.232-04:002014-03-23T15:52:09.232-04:00We fought hard for 2.5% and I can not, will not su...We fought hard for 2.5% and I can not, will not support any side stepping to increase taxes "Not one thin dime" as we now see, can end up costing us big time. No, no . No to this proposal. I give and physically help as I can but this is a Boston think tank farce. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-40000332895795799532014-03-23T07:04:17.565-04:002014-03-23T07:04:17.565-04:00Kevin this guy is making your point for you. In bo...Kevin this guy is making your point for you. In bold type, underlined and highlighted. he's a crybabyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-63270977568886364442014-03-20T17:49:54.436-04:002014-03-20T17:49:54.436-04:00The town of Stoneham is almost in Boston, with a p...The town of Stoneham is almost in Boston, with a population of 21,000. The residential tax rate is 13.06%, and the commercial rate is 21%, much higher than our $8.46/$1,000, so some griping a la GB is to be expected.<br />Author likes to play with numbers, hoping people will think their taxes will soar 40%. Very scary, very misleading.<br />He says Town meeting vote will be controlled by special interest groups. That works both ways, don't it? Anyhow, it's a vote and that's Democracy.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-48816031455201508712014-03-20T00:22:04.344-04:002014-03-20T00:22:04.344-04:00So let me get this straight, your saying that beca... So let me get this straight, your saying that because people won't give to a charitable trust that you want to force them to give to a charitable trust through taxation?<br /> I don't care how big or small the amount, you have no right to tax for these purposes. KevinZurrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514093726232316855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-45278909237727393902014-03-19T23:11:00.196-04:002014-03-19T23:11:00.196-04:00I have enough trouble paying for my endeavors, How...I have enough trouble paying for my endeavors, How dare you force me to pay for yours. Shame on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-15825674327203349822014-03-19T22:34:52.070-04:002014-03-19T22:34:52.070-04:00First, I agree with Kevin that people who post ano...First, I agree with Kevin that people who post anonymous comments may not have a lot of courage behind their convictions.<br /><br />Richard Burdsall told me years ago that those "small" governmental costs were the ones you had to watch out for, because they would add up and add up and add up, and pretty soon you'd say "how did they get so high?" Benjamin Franklin (who I think is even older and wiser than Richard) said "watch out for the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves."<br /><br />I'm happy to pay taxes for essential government services. But not for "nice to haves," especially ones that many people are adamantly opposed to. That's not how government should work.<br /><br />I just don't get "Anonymous" point. I would willingly give money and time to causes I like, but I would never force others to do so, especially if they objected to the cause.<br /><br />Finally, there is already an affordable housing charitable trust covering Egremont. If that's your cause, let me know and I'll tell you how you can help, financially or otherwise.<br /><br />Richard Allen Richard Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-65821544392184270392014-03-19T20:19:49.571-04:002014-03-19T20:19:49.571-04:00first of all, CPA is not a charity, it is a commun...first of all, CPA is not a charity, it is a community endeavor to improve and preserve the town we live in. It has been adopted by over 150 towns in Mass. <br /><br />Secondly, your suggestion to have individuals contribute to the "charity" of their choice is a suggestion that will result in getting nothing done, since a few people will donate and not raise enough to get anything done, in other words a plan for divisiveness.<br />What we're talking about here is a community effort at a small annual cost, $ 20 per year for the more modest homes to maybe $60 per year for folks with homes assessed around $ 700,000.<br />And through making the town better, raising property values.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875585579505237851.post-37374879821204540452014-03-19T15:34:06.587-04:002014-03-19T15:34:06.587-04:00Right on, Kevin.Right on, Kevin.Peter Campbellnoreply@blogger.com