QUESTION 1 - STATE PERSONAL INCOME TAX
ARGUMENTS

IN FAVOR "41% waste in Massachusetts state government," reveals survey. Eliminating government waste is one reason to vote "Yes." Your "Yes" vote cuts your state income taxes 50% starting this January 1st – and eliminates the last 50% next January 1st. For you and for 3,400,000 Massachusetts workers and taxpayers. Your "Yes" vote gives back $3,700 each to 3,400,000 Massachusetts workers and taxpayers – including you – on average when we end the state income tax. $3,700. Each worker. Every year. Your "Yes" vote will create hundreds of thousands of new Massachusetts jobs. Your "Yes" vote will NOT raise your property taxes NOR any other taxes. Your "Yes" vote will NOT cut, NOR require cuts, of any essential government services. Your "Yes" vote rolls back state government spending 27% – $47.3 billion to $34.7 billion - more than state government spending in 1999. 3,400,000 Massachusetts workers, taxpayers and their families need your help. Please vote "Yes." Carla Howell, Chair The Committee For Small Government P.O. Box 5268 Wayland, MA 01778 (508) 630-9520 www.SmallGovernmentAct.org

AGAINST This legally binding initiative would slash state revenues by more than $12 billion a year – nearly 40 percent of the state budget. It would force dramatic cuts in state aid to cities and towns, driving up property taxes and reducing funding for vital local services. It would mean a drastic reduction in state funding for local public schools – leading to teacher layoffs, school closings and other cutbacks that would harm our children's education. It would threaten public safety by cutting funds for police, fire protection and emergency medical services. It would prevent us from making badly needed repairs to the state's aging roads and bridges, or making other investments needed to attract businesses and create jobs. And it could force the state to raise other taxes and fees that would hit moderate-income families hardest. Times are tough enough. Let's not make them worse. Vote NO. Peter Meade, Chair Coalition for Our Communities 150 Mt. Vernon St., Suite 200 Dorchester, MA 02125 (617) 284-1208 www.VoteNoQuestion1.com

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