Comments on: The Week In Politics – April 20, 2012 http://capenews.net/blogs/snark-infested_waters/2012/04/20/the-week-in-politics-april-20-2012/ Where Netizens are our chum Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mike Bailey http://capenews.net/blogs/snark-infested_waters/2012/04/20/the-week-in-politics-april-20-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-10717 Mike Bailey Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:06:30 +0000 http://capenews.net/blogs/snark-infested_waters/?p=1631#comment-10717 So what's the message here? That because Cape Cod doesn't get a fair ROI in terms of tax money out and local aid in, Mr. Keyes' only option is to oppose tax increases across the board with no consideration of individual circumstances? That he can't play any role in changing the aid distribution formulas? If so, then it's inconsistent to chide Sen. Murray for failing to change the Chapter 70 formula. And if the issue here is how local aid is distributed, then why sign a no new taxes pledge? Why not sign an "equitable aid formula" pledge? So what’s the message here? That because Cape Cod doesn’t get a fair ROI in terms of tax money out and local aid in, Mr. Keyes’ only option is to oppose tax increases across the board with no consideration of individual circumstances? That he can’t play any role in changing the aid distribution formulas? If so, then it’s inconsistent to chide Sen. Murray for failing to change the Chapter 70 formula. And if the issue here is how local aid is distributed, then why sign a no new taxes pledge? Why not sign an “equitable aid formula” pledge?

]]> By: C.E. Stead http://capenews.net/blogs/snark-infested_waters/2012/04/20/the-week-in-politics-april-20-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-10707 C.E. Stead Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:13:02 +0000 http://capenews.net/blogs/snark-infested_waters/?p=1631#comment-10707 "understaffed police and fire departments, inadequate public schools, and roads that are impassible by anyone not driving a Panzer" And yet these are all local responsibilities. Tom is running for STATE Senate, not Selectman. And before you claim that the state 'helps' with all these things, take a look at how Plymouth/Barnstable is stiffed over and over by the Ch. 70, Ch. 90, and local aid 'formulas' that address these issues, while our cash cow status continues as the legislature ships tax dollars to its favored Boston/urban destinations (Having the lady as Senate President didn't impact any of that, did it, despite her 'campaign' for Ed Reform). “understaffed police and fire departments, inadequate public schools, and roads that are impassible by anyone not driving a Panzer”

And yet these are all local responsibilities. Tom is running for STATE Senate, not Selectman. And before you claim that the state ‘helps’ with all these things, take a look at how Plymouth/Barnstable is stiffed over and over by the Ch. 70, Ch. 90, and local aid ‘formulas’ that address these issues, while our cash cow status continues as the legislature ships tax dollars to its favored Boston/urban destinations (Having the lady as Senate President didn’t impact any of that, did it, despite her ‘campaign’ for Ed Reform).

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