Massachusetts has the second highest life expectancy of any US state, but still less than Costa Rica, Albania, or Chile. There seems to be a partisan pattern. deanbaker22.substack.com/p/are-the-re...
Myth busting with the facts on outmigration. Please prioritize policies that improve quality of life, like access to affordable housing, not throwing tax breaks at millionaires. massbudget.org/2026/04/14/n...
I cannot think of an industry less in need of tax incentives. AI is so problematic for so many reasons. Why would we also allow it to defund our public schools, health care, and safety? - quote by Good Jobs First Executive Director Greg LeRoy
🚨NEW ANALYSIS🚨 14 states and scores of localities fail to disclose how much revenue they lose to data center tax breaks. Yet such losses are known to be soaring in states that do disclose, with three states already losing $1 billion or more per year. 🧵
goodjobsfirst.org/data-center-...
He deleted it, so it may soon disappear here. but if you want to see what it was...
“The rich in high-tax states do not move any more often than those in low-tax states” finds a landmark study with anonymized access to every federal tax return filed from 2016 to 2023. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Whose interest is served evoking the myth of millionaire mass migration?
Interesting discussion of the benefits of a publicly issued digital currency and its huge advantages over crypto. It's an idea that the crypto bros have worked very hard to stop.
Free link from @deanbaker13.bsky.social: deanbaker22.substack.com/p/from-war-o...
Newest national economic data on consumption and prices today looks bad, and it's all pre-Iran war. The March inflation data coming tomorrow will be the first to show the surge in energy prices.
deanbaker22.substack.com/p/february-d...?
“Municipal utilities don’t have shareholders pressuring them for ever-higher profits and dividends. Instead, municipal light companies have the luxury of investing surplus funds back into the business to become more efficient.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/05/s...
“The government ought to regard the existence of a tax preparation industry for standard returns as a parasite on the body politic. Intuit and its rivals are collecting fees for a service that should not exist.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/o...
FACT CHECK: California Gov. Gavin Newsom was correct when he went to Texas recently and claimed: “Texas taxes poor folks more than we tax our richest." The bottom 40% of income earners pay a higher share of income in TX & FL than the "high" rate on rich in CA. itep.org/low-tax-for-... @itep.org
Maine set for millionaire tax as Governor recognizes popularity and success flips position (9.15 rate would exceed Massachusetts)
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/02/b...
Smart response to surging gasoline prices: 2 Australian States Waive Transit Fares as Fuel Prices Soar www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/w...
IRS new data on migration show that Massachusetts' "millionaire tax" was NOT followed by increased outmigration by high income households. The data don't support the scare mongering.
massbudget.org/2026/03/19/n...
These numbers are quite compelling on the Biden Boom vs Trump Slump: Key Economic Comparison – from CEPR
Are we crossing the point where we no longer can trust federal economic data? Change in Data Sources Led to Lower Inflation Reading www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b...
Following other successful initiatives in other states, the Washington state legislature has approved a new "millionaires' tax," a 9.9 percent tax on income over $1 million. Read more at: itep.org/washington-m...
Where does our broccolini come from? A powerful photo essay. davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2026/02/phot...
You don't think "Operation Epstein Fury" will work?
“A huge amount of funding is going to go to vendors to construct these complicated red-tape systems that prevent people who need it from getting health care.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/01/b...
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Nice piece on the benefits we don’t see: “This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free “www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/opinion/free-...
Tesla enjoyed almost $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025 but paid $0 in federal income tax. Over the past three years, the Elon Musk-led company reported $12.5 billion of U.S. income on which its current federal tax was just $48 million.
Read more at: itep.org/tesla-report...
Absolutely no bailout for high tech when their bubble bursts.
MassBudget's statement and preliminary analysis of the Governor's budget proposal. massbudget.org/state-budget/ @massbudget.bsky.social
Please help us give a warm welcome to our newest staff member, Anthony Clough ! Anthony will be serving as a Policy Analyst, focusing on K-12 and higher education policy.
Read more about Anthony here: buff.ly/prKcjCT
NEW: @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's global inequality report🌏
Billionaire wealth⬆️3x faster in '25 than previous years
This year we dive deep on the link between economic & political inequality. Billionaires are 4000x more likely to hold office than you or me www.oxfamamerica.org/press/billio...
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
Thanks to Sen. @JulianCyr.bsky.social for calling out the need for new housing revenue in #MA in a recent @CWBeacon.bsky.social article. Meeting our state's housing needs requires ongoing investment from new sources. Read MassBudget's report for further analysis: buff.ly/fcwyiKL
