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Massachusetts question 1....I NEED HELP!!!!?

Ok, so the question is whether or not to appeal the state income tax, which accounts for about 5% of yearly income. I need some in depth information on it so that I can make a enducated decision to better my government...Well I was going to vote No, and then my mom said shee was voting yes, and then gave me all her reasons...now i dont know what to do...i'll give you the info i already know...but i need some more indepth info, like the kind people really dont want us to know, if you understand what im saying... Pro: 1. Ending the income tax will give back $3,700 average, each to 3,400,000 Massachusetts workers and taxpayers. Not just once. Every year. This tax cut is a $3,700 a year pay raise for you and your neighbors. 2. It will take $12.5 billion out of the hands of Big Government and put it back into the hands of the men and women who earned it. 3. Ending the income tax will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in Massachusetts. 4. It will force the state legislature to streamline and cut government waste. 5. It will force the state legislature to get rid of failed, flawed Big Government programs that don’t work and that make things worse. 6. Ending the income tax will make the legislature accountable to workers and taxpayers – instead of government employees, lobbyists and special interests who profit from high government spending. 7. It will allow Massachusetts to become a magnet to productive businesses and individuals. 8. It will help millions of families to pay for the rising cost of gas, food, and heating oil and to pay off credit cards, school loans, and other debt. It will save thousands of families from home foreclosure and bankruptcy. 9. By making the Massachusetts tax burden more affordable, more of our young people will be able to stay in Massachusetts near their family, friends, and homes. Con: Cut 12.5 billion dollars Cut funding for schools, resulting in the loss of jobs and better education and extracurricular activities Cut many state paid jobs, like police, fire, ambulance as well as many other government employees.... Cut funding for town repairs, like roads... Raise property taxes...(people think its not fair that non-property owners shouldnt have to pay...but its the non-property owners that need that extra 5% more than anyone, maybe they can save it to eventually own their own property some day...but its generally them who cannot afford that extra 5%, so i think it is good that it would work in their favor) Raise college tuition Raise state bond rating Raise state sales tax Tolls would rise those are just some things I already know, i just want a better indepth understanding of this, or if you think that any of this would happen, on either side....any information is GREATLY appreciated... Thanks a bunch! HAPPY ELECTION DAY!!!

Public Comments

1. Remember that money is always better spent by the people than by the government and that income taxes are more a way to try to control people's actions than fund government business. They give you tax breaks for being married, because they want you to get married. They give you tax credits for children, because they want to encourage population growth. I don't know all the details of how it's done in Mass. but just look at how long your Federal Income tax forms are and you will see it's all just a bunch of ways to control people.
2. I kinda' like MA the way it is. We can talk about reducing the tax, but MA offers a lot and has some of the best schools in the country. I'm voting no.