THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE intends to take up a bill that would send $250 checks to more than 2 million low and middle-income Massachusetts residents. As many residents struggle with inflation and the high price of gas and other products, the Democratic-led Legislature still has not proposed any form of tax relief, despite the urging of […]
Inflation
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Inflation having big impact on Mass. public policy
Usually, if your boss offers you a 5 percent raise, that’s good news. Right now, it’s a pay cut, thanks to inflation. That may sound strange, or depressing, but it’s our economic reality.