How To Stop A Massachusetts Republican in His (or Her) Tracks.

[Ian David]

by: MannyGoldstein
Sun Jan 07, 2007 at 21:36:29 PM EST

(Awesome. - promoted by Charley on the MTA)

We had some company over for dinner tonight. After a bit of wine, one of our friends, who describes himself as the most right-wing person in Massachusetts (which I actually doubt - I saw some of the picketing creeps at Deval's inauguration!) started on a rant about the outrageous taxes we pay here in Mass... you know the drill.

When he finally paused for a breath, I mentioned that our state and local tax burden is actually in the bottom half for the country. Of course he didn't believe it, so we looked it up on the (very-right-wing) Tax Foundation's site:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/460.htm

Turns out that we were among the most taxed in the nation in the 1970s, but we're now 28th. Amazingly, our tax burden (compared to other states) dropped substantially under Dukakis, and - are you sitting down? - actually increased somewhat under Willard Romney. (I know that the governor is not the only variable in these things, but it's kind of interesting nonetheless).
http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=825D582F264725916C36F0B1F5090E2A?diaryId=5870

In any case, this is a neat parlor trick to pull the next time you have a Righty over for dinner. Our guest was stopped cold, and remained docile for the rest of the evening.

More:
http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5870

[fasttense]

1. They can't handel the truth. n/t

[zbdent]

2. Even when it comes from their own sources

Remember, they hate David Stockman, who pointed out that, had Reagan kept Carter's plan untouched, the deficits would have gone DOWN, instead of UP as the Repukes proclaimed they had to do with Reagan's cuts to stave off Carter's "decimating effect on the economy" ...

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Massachusetts republicans should read this. All 15 of them.

and their numbers continue to slide....................

[Arugula Latte]

4. Maybe someone can start a Massachusetts Republican Zoo

where visitors can come to point and gawk at the funny creatures.

[TayTay]

5. better hurry,

We might need to put these odd creaturs under the Endangered Species protection.

89% of the elected officials in Massachusetts are Democrats now. The percentage went UP under Mitt Romney.

[fuzzyball]

6. Taxachusetts no more LOL