Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt is looking for new methods to generate income for the state. Taxpayers are apparently not already being squeezed onerous sufficient within the state.
Throughout a gathering with a liberal group this week, she described her efforts and vowed to chase new income aggressively.
It’s disturbing to listen to a state chief speaking on this method, frankly suggesting that she goes after ‘everybody who has money.’
The Commonwealth Beacon reported:
The secretary promised to be aggressive in pursuing change even within the face of robust opposition. To buttress that time, she stated she won’t spend any time making selections with the objective of hanging on to her job. She additionally stated Gov. Maura Healey has her again. “This governor likes fights. She does. She loves to fight,” Tibbits-Nutt stated, based on a video of her speak on the Stroll Massachusetts web site.
The secretary is heading a job drive charged with developing with a brand new funding mannequin for transportation by the top of the 12 months. Many insiders are brazenly skeptical the duty drive can attain consensus on a package deal that may make it via the Legislature, however Tibbits-Nutt stated the group might be centered on getting outcomes. She additionally ticked off a number of income initiatives she is excited about.
“This [task force] is actually different because we’re not censoring it,” she stated. “I’m going to talk about tolling. I’m going to talk about charging TNCs [transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft] more. I’m going to talk about potentially charging more for package deliveries, charging more for payroll tax — basically going after everybody who has money. And when I’m talking tolling, I’m talking at the borders. I’m not talking within Massachusetts.”
See the video beneath:
That is Massachusetts Transportation Secretary from @maura_healey’s cupboard delivering a speech stating she’s focusing on “everyone who has money.” This isn’t satire. It is a excessive stage authorities official who has actual energy in Massachusetts. #mapoli #MassGOP pic.twitter.com/MXKNAkFfQ9
— MassGOP (@massgop) April 19, 2024
It nearly seems like she thinks the state is entitled to stated cash. Nearly.
