FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, there has always been a strained relationship with our tax system, thanks to rules that keep the gap between black/brown and white wealth disproportionally wide. The […]
Marie-Frances Rivera
Marie-Frances Rivera is the interim president of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center.
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Raise taxes for a fair recovery
THERE IS DANGER AHEAD as we move into the next phases of dealing with COVID-19. The public goods we rely on for our health care, to educate our young people, […]
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Ed funding problem most acute in low-income communities
IT’S A PROMISING SIGN that fixing how Massachusetts funds our K-12 schools has moved to the top of the agenda on Beacon Hill. The governor and Legislature acknowledge that the time […]
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Massachusetts’ upside-down tax system
AT A TIME when people across the state seem to agree that our Commonwealth needs additional resources for public investments, asking those with the highest incomes to contribute a similar […]
