HAMILTON, Mass. — On Tax Day, Massachusetts families are facing the impact of a growing list of taxes that continue to drive up the cost of living across the Commonwealth. Mike Minogue calls for lower spending, lower taxes, and lower regulation so citizens can keep more of their money and entrepreneurs and businesses can thrive. If Massachusetts was a company, it would be bankrupt and the CEO would be fired. It is time to elect a new kind of governor for Massachusetts that knows how to cut spending, reduce waste and fraud, and invest in the future. Our current governor is borrowing from our future and incurring more debt than any other time in Massachusetts history with $120B in debt and growing.
As residents file their taxes, the burden is showing up everywhere, in paychecks, energy bills, car excise tax, and everyday sales tax. This is why it costs so much to live in Massachusetts.
Mike Minogue is running to bring his AAOK blueprint of accountability, affordability, opportunity, and keeping communities safe, with a focus on auditing state government, cutting waste, and allowing taxpayers to keep more of their money.
“Massachusetts families and businesses should not have to be faced with the choice of staying here at home or moving to another state because the taxes and cost of living are too high,” said Mike Minogue. “Massachusetts takes more of people’s income than 90% of America. There are eight different taxes and cost increases all hitting at once, and it is too expensive for many entrepreneurs and businesses to stay here. 60% of people leaving Massachusetts are 25-44 years old. That’s our future.
“Our governor wants every tax possible and as more families and businesses leave, taxes will continue to go up. If you want to help affordability, let people keep more of their hard-earned money. For too long, the political establishment has had a spending and taxing problem. As a new kind of governor, I’ll deliver an audit of the entire budget, so we know how this money is being spent, cut fraud and waste, and make sure state government is focused on solving problems, not campaigning on them. Massachusetts should be the best place to live, work, and raise a family, and that starts with a government that respects your money.”